GregCiesielski at 21:41, 4 March 2026

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	<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Markab AK-31 Covers Page 1]]    (1941)</li>		<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Markab AK-31 Covers Page 1]]    (1941)</li>
	<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_2 \| USS Markab AD-21 Covers Page 1]]    (1943-1954)</li>		<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_2 \| USS Markab AD-21 Covers Page 1]]    (1943-1954)</li>
	<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_3 \| USS Markab AR-23 Covers Page 1]]    (~~1960~~-1968)</li>		<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_3 \| USS Markab AR-23 Covers Page 1]]    (1965-1968)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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GregCiesielski at 21:38, 4 March 2026

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Markab AK-31 Covers Page 1]]    (1941~~-68~~)</li>		<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Markab AK-31 Covers Page 1]]    (1941)</li>
	<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_2 \| USS Markab AD-21 Covers Page 1]]    (~~1941~~-68)</li>		<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_2 \| USS Markab AD-21 Covers Page 1]]    (1943-1954)</li>
	<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_3 \| USS Markab AR-23 Covers Page 1]]    (~~1941~~-68)</li>		<li>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_3 \| USS Markab AR-23 Covers Page 1]]    (1960-1968)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Hamul Class Destroyer Tender<br/>
Keel Laid (Date unknown)<br/>
Launched December 21 1940 as MORMACPENN<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 2 1941 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MARKAB AK-31'''<br/>
Commissioned June 15 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MARKAB AD-21'''<br/>
Reclassified Destroyer Tender (AD) January 24 1942<br/>
Decommissioned June 3 1947<br/>
Recommissioned February 26 1952 - Decommissioned July 31 1955<br/>
Reclassified Repair Ship (AR) April 15 1960, While in reserve<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MARKAB AR-23'''<br/>
Recommissioned July 1 1960 - Decommissioned December 19 1969<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 1 1976<br/>
Sold April 12 1977 to Zidell Explorations Inc. for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Markab_AR-23_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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>[[MARKAB AR-23_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1941-65)</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 June 15 1941 to June 3 1947</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-08-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AK31_19410812_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AK31_19410812_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AK-31<br/>First Day of Postal Service, patriotic cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ | Jacques Minkus]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-05-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19440504 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19440504.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AD-21<br/>Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-07-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AD21_19440707_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AD21_19440707_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AD-21<br/>Censored Sailor's mail




<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">
1943-12-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19431220 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19431220.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AD-21<br/>Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-14
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-04-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AK31_19470411_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AK31_19470411_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AD-21





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning February 26 1952 to July 31 1956</h4>




<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">
1954-06-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19540623 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19540623.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AD-21




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-14b
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-06-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19540623 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett markab ad21 19540623.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AD-21





<hr/>
<h4>3rd Commissioning July 1 1960 to December 19 1969</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2tnu<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-14e
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-01-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AR23_19650108_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AR23_19650108_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AR-23




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9f(nu) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-01-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AR23_19650108_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Markab_AR23_19650108_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AR-23

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
MARKAB earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 1 Campaign star), the Philippines Liberation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A star in the constellation Pegasus.



<p> </p>
<hr/>
<p> </p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
<p> </p>
<hr>
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MARKAB AR 23 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 21:41, 4 March 2026

GregCiesielski at 21:38, 4 March 2026

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JonBurdett: added 4 marks replaced 2

JonBurdett: 2 marks added