KERSTIN AF 34: Difference between revisions
JonBurdett (talk | contribs) created page |
updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
<td valign="top"> | <td valign="top"> | ||
<ol>Adria Class Stores Ship<br/> | <ol>Adria Class Stores Ship<br/> | ||
Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched July | Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched 16 July 1944<br/> | ||
Acquired by | Acquired by US Navy 22 January 1945<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS KERSTIN AF-34'''<br/> | <li>'''USS KERSTIN AF-34'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned February | Commissioned 23 February 1945 - Decommissioned 12 May 1950<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register 16 June 1950<br/> | |||
Struck from Naval Register June | |||
Scrapped (Date unknown) | Scrapped (Date unknown) | ||
</ol></td> | </ol></td> | ||
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top"> | <td align="center" width="220" valign="top"> | ||
<!-- [[Image: | <!-- [[Image:Kerstin_AF34_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] --> | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 48: | Line 47: | ||
range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li><!-- [[ | <li><!-- [[KERSTIN_AF_34_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Kerstin AF-34 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> (DATE RANGE)</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
| Line 73: | Line 72: | ||
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
Postmark<br/>Date</th> | Postmark<br/>Date</th> | ||
<th align="center" width=" | <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> | ||
<!-- ============== --> | <!-- ============== --> | ||
<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY --> | <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY --> | ||
| Line 82: | Line 80: | ||
<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 2z | |||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | |||
1947-05-19 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | |||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kerstin_AF34_19470519_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | |||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kerstin_AF34_19470519_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
From the Bob Govern collection. | |||
<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === --> | |||
<!-- ============== --> | |||
<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY --> | |||
<!-- ============== --> | |||
<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | |||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | |||
Locy Type<br/>2z+SLKts(n)<br/>(38x3) | |||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
(1940s)-11-12 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | |||
[[Image:JohnGermann_Kerstin_AF34_(1940s)1112_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
</td><td align="center" width=" | |||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | </td><td align="center" width="120"> | ||
[[Image:JohnGermann_Kerstin_AF34_(1940s)1112_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
</td></tr></table> | </td></tr></table> | ||
Note: | Note: | ||
| Line 97: | Line 108: | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS KERSTIN earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia Clasp) during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | |||
American Campaign Medal | '''NAMESAKE''' - An asteroid (No. 842) of 13.7 magnitude discovered in 1916 by Max Wolf in Heidelburg.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - An asteroid (No. 842) of 13.7 magnitude discovered in 1916 by Max Wolf in Heidelburg | The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. B. Towns. | ||
<!-- =================================== --> | <!-- =================================== --> | ||
<!-- Do not add anything below this line --> | <!-- Do not add anything below this line --> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:58, 23 February 2026
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched 16 July 1944 Acquired by US Navy 22 January 1945 |
Naval Covers
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.
- USS Kerstin AF-34 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
|
Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
|---|
|
Locy Type 2z |
1947-05-19 |
 |
 |
From the Bob Govern collection.
|
Locy Type |
(1940s)-11-12 |
1112_1a_Postmark.jpg) |
1112_1_Front.jpg) |
Note:
Other Information
USS KERSTIN earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia Clasp) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - An asteroid (No. 842) of 13.7 magnitude discovered in 1916 by Max Wolf in Heidelburg.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. B. Towns.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2026 Naval Cover Museum