GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-13T18:56:49Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>		<ol>Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid December 12 1944 - Launched March 3 1945<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 12 December 1944 - Launched 3 March 1945<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SAPPHO AKA-38'''<br/>		<li>'''USS SAPPHO AKA-38'''<br/>
	Commissioned April 24 1945 - Decommissioned May 23 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 24 April 1945 - Decommissioned 23 May 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register October 15 1946<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 15 October 1946<br/>
	Laid up January 13 1947 ~~in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group<br/>~~		Laid up 13 January 1947 - Sold 7 September 1965 for scrap
	Sold September 7 1965 ~~to Zidell Explorations Inc. Portland, OR~~ for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	<!-- [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] -->		<!-- [[Image:Sappho_AKA38_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]] -->
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS SAPPHO AKA-38_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</li>		<li>[[USS SAPPHO AKA-38_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Sappho AKA-38 Covers Page 1]]     (1946)</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<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>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15713)		Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15713)
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	1946-03-20		1946-03-20
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett sappho aka38 19460320 pm~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sappho_AKA38_19460320_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett sappho aka38 19460320~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sappho_AKA38_19460320_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	~~Note~~:		From the Bob Govern collection.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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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 SL
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-03-20
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sappho_AKA38_19460320_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sappho_AKA38_19460320_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			From the Bob Govern collection.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - ~~A sixth-century B~~.C. ~~Greek lyric poetess~~		USS SAPPHO earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Medal (w/ Asia clasp) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
			'''NAMESAKE''' - The minor planet 80 Sappho, which in turn was named for the Greek poet Sappho.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. J. G. Stone.<br/><br/>
			Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name SAPPHO - USS Sappho SP-1427 and USS Sappho AKA-38.
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JonBurdett: created page 1 cover

2011-02-06T22:44:51Z

created page 1 cover

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>Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid December 12 1944 - Launched March 3 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SAPPHO AKA-38'''<br/>
Commissioned April 24 1945 - Decommissioned May 23 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register October 15 1946<br/>
Laid up January 13 1947 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group<br/>
Sold September 7 1965 to Zidell Explorations Inc. Portland, OR 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 SAPPHO AKA-38_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946)</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">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15713)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett sappho aka38 19460320 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett sappho aka38 19460320.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A sixth-century B.C. Greek lyric poetess




<p> </p>
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<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.
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SAPPHO AKA 38 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JonBurdett: created page 1 cover