GregCiesielski at 18:13, 4 March 2026

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GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

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JohnG3938 at 21:44, 15 February 2018

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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>Andomeda Class Amphibious Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid February 2 1943 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull<br/>
Launched April 26 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THUBAN AKA-19'''<br/>
Commissioned June 10 1943 - Decommissioned August 30 1949<br/><br/>
Assigned to Naval Transportation Service<br/>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS THUBAN T-AKA-19'''<br/>
Placed In Service October 1 1949 - Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THUBAN AKA-19'''<br/>
Recommissioned April 10 1951 - Decommissioned October 31 1967<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Fleet Reserve, Norfolk Group<br/>
Redesignated Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA) January 1 1969, While in reserve<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 1 1977<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA<br/>
Disposed of September 27 1984<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:THUBAN PATCH.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 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 THUBAN AKA-19_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943-58)</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>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning June 10 1943 to August 30 1949</h4>




<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">
1943-12-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19431221 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19431221.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning April 10 1951 to October 31 1967</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-05-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19510507 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19510507.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day Postal Service




<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">
1951-07-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19510719 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19510719.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1958-05-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19580526 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett thuban aka19 19580526.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 7 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
Gilbert Islands operation, Tarawa landings, Betio Island, November 1943<br/>*
Marshall Islands operation, Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January - February 1944<br/>*
Marianas operation, Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 1944<br/>*
Tinian capture and occupation, July 1944<br/>*
Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October 1944<br/>*
Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landings, January 1945<br/>*
Third Fleet operations against Japan, August - September 1945<br/><br/>
Earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)<br/>*
Inchon Landing, September 1950<br/>*
North Korean Aggression, September - November 1950<br/>*
Communist China Aggression, November 1950<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (7)
<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/>Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/>National Defense Service Medal (2)
<br/>Korean Service Medal (3)<br/>Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5-Vietnam, 1-Cuba)<br/>Philippine Liberation Medal (2)
<br/>United Nations Service Medal<br/>Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal<br/>Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A star of 3.6 magnitude, the brightest body in the constellation Draco. Thuban was at one time the pole star and was important in ancient Egyptian religion




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THUBAN AKA 19 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 18:13, 4 March 2026

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

JohnG3938 at 21:44, 15 February 2018

JonBurdett: added 1 cover