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Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/> | Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/> | ||
Laid | Keel Laid December 9 1941 as "'''SS JAMES WILSON'''"<br/> | ||
Launched February 22 1942<br/> | Launched February 22 1942<br/> | ||
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 27 1943<br/><br/> | Acquired by U.S. Navy March 27 1943<br/><br/> | ||
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Commissioned May 14 1943<br/> | Commissioned May 14 1943<br/> | ||
Converted to Cargo Ship (AK) - Completed June 10 1943<br/> | Converted to Cargo Ship (AK) - Completed June 10 1943<br/> | ||
Decommissioned May 16 1946<br/> | Decommissioned May 16 1946<br/><br/> | ||
Delivered to Maritime Commission August 1947<br/> | Delivered to Maritime Commission August 1947<br/> | ||
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay - Name reverted to JAMES WILSON | Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay - Name reverted to '''SS JAMES WILSON'''<br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register November 19 1947<br/> | Struck from Naval Register November 19 1947<br/> | ||
Sold August 16 1963 | Sold August 16 1963 for scrap | ||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li> [[USS STEROPE AK-96_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] (1943)</li> | <li> [[USS STEROPE AK-96_Covers_Page_1 | USS Sterope AK-96 Covers Page 1 ]] (1943)</li> | ||
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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"> | ||
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Locy Type 2z* | |||
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1944-05-02 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JohnGermann_Sterope_AK96_19440502_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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[[Image:JohnGermann_Sterope_AK96_19440502_1a_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
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The ship had no postal facilities. | |||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
STEROPE earned | USS STEROPE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. | |||
'''NAMESAKE''' - A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 11 February 2018
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 December 9 1941 as "SS JAMES WILSON" Launched February 22 1942 Acquired by U.S. Navy March 27 1943 |
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.
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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2z* |
1944-05-02 |
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The ship had no postal facilities.
Other Information
USS STEROPE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus.
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