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GregCiesielski at 14:30, 3 January 2016

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	<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>		<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Orion Class Collier<br/>		<table width="90%">
	Keel Laid October 6 1911 - Launched March 23 1912<br/><br/>		<tr>
			<td valign="top"><ol>
			Orion Class Collier<br/>
			Keel Laid 6 October 1911 - Launched 23 March 1912<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ORION Collier No. 11'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ORION Collier No. 11'''<br/>
	Commissioned July 29 1912 - Decommissioned October 9 1914<br/>		Commissioned 29 July 1912 - Decommissioned 9 October 1914<br/>
	Recommissioned December 28 1914<br/><br/>		Recommissioned 28 December 1914<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ORION AC-11'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ORION AC-11'''<br/>
	Designated (AC) July 17 1920<br/>		Designated (AC) 17 July 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned June 18 1926<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 18 June 1926<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register July 10 1931<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 10 July 1931<br/>
	Sold August 30 1933 to Union Ship Building Co. Baltimore, MD		Sold 30 August 1933 to Union Ship Building Co. Baltimore, MD
	</ol>		</ol></td>
	<p>~~ ~~</p>		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
			[[Image:Orion_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
			</td>
			</tr>
			</table>
			<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS ORION AC-11_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1924)</li>		<li>[[USS ORION AC-11_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Orion AC-11 Covers Page 1]]    (1922-1924)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~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 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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	1922-12-23		1922-12-23
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Picture postcard from Caimanera Cuba		Picture postcard from Caimanera Cuba
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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/> 3r<br/><br/>" / CUBA"~~
	~~</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">~~
	~~1922-12-23~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="320">~~
	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="120">~~
	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~
	~~</td></tr></table>~~
	~~Picture postcard from Caimanera Cuba~~
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~9		Locy Type 9
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1923-05-02		1923-05-02
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19230502_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19230502_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1923-04-08		1923-04-08
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19230408_1_Photo.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19230408_1_Photo.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ the following awards for her Naval Service~~:<br/>~~		USS ORION AC-11 earned the following awards for her Naval Service - Mexican Service Medal and the World War I Victory Medal.<br/><br/>
	Mexican Service Medal - World War I Victory Medal<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the equatorial constellation Dear Taurus; The Hunter.
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the equatorial constellation Dear Taurus; The Hunter
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JonBurdett: spacing

2011-06-25T18:23:46Z

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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.
<ol>Orion Class Collier<br/>
Keel Laid October 6 1911 - Launched March 23 1912<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ORION Collier No. 11'''<br/>
Commissioned July 29 1912 - Decommissioned October 9 1914<br/>
Recommissioned December 28 1914<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ORION AC-11'''<br/>
Designated (AC) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned June 18 1926<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 10 1931<br/>
Sold August 30 1933 to Union Ship Building Co. Baltimore, MD
</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>[[USS ORION AC-11_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1924)</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>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (Short Bars)<br/><br/>" / CUBA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1922-12-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Picture postcard from Caimanera Cuba




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/> 3r<br/><br/>" / CUBA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1922-12-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19221223_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Picture postcard from Caimanera Cuba




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1923-05-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19230502_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
On Piece

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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="50">
N/A
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="75">
1923-04-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19230408_1_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orion_AC11_19230408_1_Medal.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
</td></tr></table>
ORION AC-11 at Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA., 8 April 1923, with her officers and crew posed beside her. Panoramic photograph taken by H.J. Darley, of Somerville, MA. entitled: "Officers & Crew of the U.S.S. Orion after the bestowal by the Portuguese Government of the Decoration 'Torre e Espada' -- Boston Navy Yard April 8th 1923".
US Navy photo # NH 99780 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned the following awards for her Naval Service:<br/>
Mexican Service Medal - World War I Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the equatorial constellation Dear Taurus; The Hunter



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