MURZIM AK 95 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-20T06:31:49Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>		<ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid July 10 1942 as '''SS BRIGHAM YOUNG''' - Launched August 17 1942<br/>		Keel Laid 10 July 1942 as '''SS BRIGHAM YOUNG''' - Launched 17 August 1942<br/>
	Acquired by ~~U.S.~~ Navy April 8 1943<br/><br/>		Renamed '''MURZIM''' 17 March 1943 - Acquired by US Navy 8 April 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS MURZIM AK-95'''<br/>		<li>'''USS MURZIM AK-95'''<br/>
	Commissioned May 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 7 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 14 May 1943 - Decommissioned 7 June 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 23 1947<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 23 June 1947<br/>
	Laid up August 5 1947 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>		Laid up 5 August 1947 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>
	Sold March 19 1973 for scrap		Sold 19 March 1973 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	<!-- [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] -->		<!-- [[Image:Murzim AK95_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]] -->
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
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			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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			Locy Type 2z
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			1946-06-17
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Murzim_AK95_19460617_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Murzim_AK95_19460617_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			From the Bob Govern collection.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	USS MURZIM earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal w/ 1 bronze star during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		USS MURZIM earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippines Liberation Medal w/ 1 bronze star during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - The second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.		'''NAMESAKE''' - The second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Albert E. Bowen.
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GregCiesielski at 18:18, 22 December 2017

2017-12-22T18:18:07Z

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	<ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>		<ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid July 10 ~~1942 - Launched August 17~~ 1942 as '''BRIGHAM YOUNG'''<br/>		Keel Laid July 10 1942 as '''SS BRIGHAM YOUNG''' - Launched August 17 1942<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy April 8 1943<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy April 8 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS MURZIM AK-95'''<br/>		<li>'''USS MURZIM AK-95'''<br/>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS MURZIM AK-95_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944)</li>		<li>[[USS MURZIM AK-95_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Murzim AK-95 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944)</li>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

GregCiesielski at 18:15, 22 December 2017

2017-12-22T18:15:22Z

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	<ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>		<ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid July 10 1942 ~~as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S~~-~~C1) hull<br/>~~		Keel Laid July 10 1942 - Launched August 17 1942 as '''BRIGHAM YOUNG'''<br/>
	Launched August 17 1942 as BRIGHAM YOUNG<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy April 8 1943<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy April 8 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS MURZIM AK-95'''<br/>		<li>'''USS MURZIM AK-95'''<br/>
	Commissioned May 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 7 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned May 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 7 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 23 1947<br/>		Struck from Naval Register June 23 1947<br/>
	Laid up August 5 1947 in National Defense Reserve Fleet~~, Suisun Bay Group<br/>~~<br/>		Laid up August 5 1947 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>
	Sold March 19 1973 ~~to Nicolai Jeffe Corp.~~ for scrap		Sold March 19 1973 for scrap
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2z + SL (M-50)		Locy Type<br/>2z + SL<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-50
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	1946-02-27		1946-02-27
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	MURZIM ~~received one battle star for World War II service<br/><br/>~~		USS MURZIM earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal w/ 1 bronze star during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - The second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.
	American Campaign Medal ~~Bottom Row -~~ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1~~) -~~ World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - The second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major

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JohnG3938 at 15:09, 22 December 2017

2017-12-22T15:09:07Z

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	~~NO MURZIM POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>2z + SL (M-50)
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1946-02-27
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~DATE TO~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Murzim_AK95_19460227_1a_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Murzim_AK95_19460227_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Note:		Note:<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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JonBurdett: spacing

2011-06-24T01:57:04Z

spacing

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid July 10 1942 as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull<br/>
Launched August 17 1942 as BRIGHAM YOUNG<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 8 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MURZIM AK-95'''<br/>
Commissioned May 14 1943 - Decommissioned June 7 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 23 1947<br/>
Laid up August 5 1947 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group<br/><br/>
Sold March 19 1973 to Nicolai Jeffe Corp. for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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>[[USS MURZIM AK-95_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO MURZIM POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="320">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
MURZIM received one battle star for World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major




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