ELECTRA AKA 4 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmarks and 1 cover

2019-10-28T16:03:26Z

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 AK-21. Mark from back of cover
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GregCiesielski: Updating the page

2019-10-27T19:14:11Z

Updating the page

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2018-09-11T19:00:41Z

added 1 mark

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 Recommissioned May 3 1952 - Decommissioned May 13 1955<br/><br/>
 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961<br/>
-Returned to Maritime Commission
+Returned to Maritime Commission October 1 1962<br/>
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-<h4>Post office established March 18 1942 - Disestablished March 6 1946</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Established March 18 1942 - Disestablished March 6 1946</h4>
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 As AKA-4<br/>
 Censored wartime (WWII) V-MAIL use
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-<h4>Post office reestablished April 14 1952 - Disestablished February 25 1955</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Reestablished April 14 1952 - Disestablished February 25 1955</h4>
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-ELECTRA received the following awards during her Naval career: American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 5 Battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
+ELECTRA earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII<br/>*
 '''NAMESAKE''' - In Greek mythology, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Also, a star.
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JonBurdett: PO dates

2018-01-16T17:12:41Z

PO dates

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	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>~~1st Commissioning~~ March 17 1942 to March 19 1946</h4>		<h4>Post office established March 18 1942 - Disestablished March 6 1946</h4>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-13		Locy Type<br/>FDC P Mar 17, 1942<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-13		Locy Type<br/>FDC P Mar 17, 1942<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
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	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>~~2nd Commissioning May 3~~ 1952 ~~to May 13~~ 1955</h4>		<h4>Post office reestablished April 14 1952 - Disestablished February 25 1955</h4>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC 2r		Locy Type<br/>FDC 2r May 3, 1952
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1952-05-03		1952-05-03

JonBurdett: added 1 mark replaced 1

2016-11-08T23:16:18Z

added 1 mark replaced 1

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[Electra_AKA_4_Covers_Page_1 \|Electra Covers Page 1]]    (1942-53)</li>		<li>[[Electra_AKA_4_Covers_Page_1 \|Electra Covers Page 1]]    (1942-54)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog<br/>Illustration~~<br/>E-13		Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1942-03-17		1942-03-17
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog<br/>Illustration~~<br/>E-13		Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1942-03-17		1942-03-17
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1943-04-06		1943-04-06
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett electra ak21 19430406 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett electra ak21 19430406 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1952-05-03		1952-05-03
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 ~~19520503~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 19520503r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 19520503.jpeg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 19520503.jpeg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	1952-05-19		1952-05-19
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19520519_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19520519_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	As AKA-4		As AKA-4
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- 9efu -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9efu
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1954-07-21
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 19540721 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 19540721.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As AKA-4
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

JonBurdett: date range

2010-08-13T22:05:51Z

date range

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Arcturus Class Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C2-T) hull METEOR<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 16 1941<br/>
Launched November 18 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ELECTRA AK-21'''<br/>
Commissioned Cargo Ship (AK) March 17 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ELECTRA AKA-4'''<br/>
Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>
Decommissioned March 19 1946<br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 16 1951<br/>
Recommissioned May 3 1952 - Decommissioned May 13 1955<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[Electra_AKA_4_Covers_Page_1 |Electra Covers Page 1]]    (1942-53)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning March 17 1942 to March 19 1946</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>E-13
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-03-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AK-21<br/>
First Day of Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. /<br/>ELECTRA"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>E-13
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-03-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19420317_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AK-21<br/>
First Day of Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-04-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett electra ak21 19430406 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett electra ak21 19430406.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-4<br/>
Censored wartime (WWII) V-MAIL use





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning May 3 1952 to May 13 1955</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-05-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 19520503 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett electra aka4 19520503.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-4<br/>
First Day in Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-05-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19520519_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Electra_AK21_19520519_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-4


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
ELECTRA received the following awards during her Naval career: American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 5 Battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - In Greek mythology, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Also, a star.



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