VICTORIA T-AK 281 - Revision history

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	Norwalk Class Cargo Ship<br/>		Norwalk Class Cargo Ship<br/>
	Laid down January 20 1944 ~~as SS ETHIOPIA VICTORY~~<br/>		Laid down January 20 1944 at Kaiser Richmond CA No. 2 Yard;<br/>
	Launched April 20 1944<br/>		Launched April 20 1944<br/><br/>
	Delivered to War Shipping Administration July 17 1944, for operation by Agwilines Inc.~~<br/>~~		<li>'''ETHIOPIA VICTORY''' (U.S. Victory Ship)</li>
	~~Chartered by Waterman SS Corp~~. ~~July 19 1946~~<br/>		Delivered to War Shipping Administration July 17 1944, for operation by Agwilines Inc. (Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Inc.)<br/>
	Transferred to A. L. Bank & Co. August 10 1948 for deactivation<br/>		Transferred to A. L. Bank & Co. August 10 1948 for deactivation<br/>
	Laid up July 28 1950 in National Defense Reserve Fleet Wilmington, N.C.<br/>		Laid up July 28 1950 in National Defense Reserve Fleet Wilmington, N.C.<br/>
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	Acquired by U.S. Navy August 18 1964<br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy August 18 1964<br/>
	Renamed and designated May 22 1965<br/><br/>		Renamed and designated May 22 1965<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS VICTORIA T-AK-281'''<br/>		<li>'''USNS VICTORIA T-AK-281'''</li>
	Placed In Service October 1965 - Out of Service August 18 1984<br/>		Placed In Service October 1965 - Out of Service August 18 1984<br/>
	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA<br/><br/>		Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA<br/><br/>
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			<h5>Conflicting History Data</h5>
			[https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/13/130281.htm NavSource] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Victoria Wikipedia] differ
			in several places and sometimes within themselves<br/>
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			<li>Both mention that, when launched, the ship was owned by the Maritime Commission and operated under contract by
			Agwilines Inc. (Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Inc).
			Wikipedia then contradicts itself by saying that the ship was "delivered to her operator, Waterman Steamship Corporation on 17 July 1944."
			NavSource says the ship was "Chartered by Waterman SS Corp., 19 July 1946 To A. L. Bank & Co., 10 August 1948, for deactivation"
			which indicates that Waterman SS Corp took over from Agwilines Inc. after the end of WWII.</li>
			<br/>
			<li>When the ship was taken out of reserve on August 24, 1950, NavSource says it was "chartered by Marine Navigation Co" while
			Wikipedia says the ship "served as merchant marine ship, by the American President Lines" and then
			"Her next chartered operator was the Marine Navigation Company."</li>
			<br/>
			<li>Later on, NavSource goes on to say that the ship was "Renamed and designated USNS Victoria (T-AK-281), 22 May 1965" and
			"Placed in service in October 1965".
			Wikipedia agrees with this but then adds the supremely confusing
			"She was placed into service with Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Victoria (T-AK-281) on 30 December 1963".
			The "30 December 1963" date doesn't seem to agree with anything else in either source.</li>
			<br/>
			<li>Finally, NavSource says the ship was "Placed out of service, 18 August 1964,..." but this appears to just be a typo with the year.
			The correct year for being placed out of service is 1984 - as noted by Wikipedia</li>
			</ol>
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

JohnG3938 at 21:54, 19 February 2018

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	~~NO POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~REPORTED~~		USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Zip Code 234, VA
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		1974-08-27
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Victoria_TAK281_19740827_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|100px]]-->~~
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		The ship had no postal facilities.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->


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JonBurdett: Created page

2016-02-24T01:14:38Z

Created page

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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.
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<ol>
Norwalk Class Cargo Ship<br/>
Laid down January 20 1944 as SS ETHIOPIA VICTORY<br/>
Launched April 20 1944<br/>
Delivered to War Shipping Administration July 17 1944, for operation by Agwilines Inc.<br/>
Chartered by Waterman SS Corp. July 19 1946<br/>
Transferred to A. L. Bank & Co. August 10 1948 for deactivation<br/>
Laid up July 28 1950 in National Defense Reserve Fleet Wilmington, N.C.<br/>
Reactivated and chartered by Marine Navigation Co. August 24 1950<br/>
Deactivated and laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA. September 4 1952<br/>
Reactivated and chartered by Olympic SS Corp. March 26 1953<br/>
Deactivated and laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River, N.Y. October 6 1953<br/>
Reactivate and chartered by American Export Lines February 6 1957<br/>
Deactivated and laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River, N.Y. September 25 1957<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy August 18 1964<br/>
Renamed and designated May 22 1965<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS VICTORIA T-AK-281'''<br/>
Placed In Service October 1965 - Out of Service August 18 1984<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register March 31 1986<br/>
Sold October 15 1987 to An-hsiung-Iron Steel Co. for scrap
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<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>[[USNS VICTORIA T-AK-281_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1973)</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
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Postmark<br/>Date</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>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO POSTMARKS<br/>REPORTED
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
POSTMARK DATE
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</td><td align="center" width="120">

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Note:


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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE'''...Named for the city of Victoria, TX




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