GOLD STAR AG 12

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.

Cargo Ship Keel Laid 1919 as GOLD STAR Acquired by US Navy 8 November 1921 and renamed USS ARCTURUS AK-12 Commissioned Cargo Ship (AK) 1 February 1922 USS GOLD STAR AK-12 Original name restored 6 February 1922 USS GOLD STAR AG-12 Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 2 May 1922 Decommissioned 17 April 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission 30 June 1946 for disposal Sold 1 December 1947 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Gold Star AG-12 Covers Page 1    (1926-1941)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3 (1923)

1926-06-07

Sailor's Mail. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "ASIATIC / STATION" (1931)

1931-05-16

Courtesy of the Bob Govern Collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTB) "HONOLULU / HAWAII"

1938-04-15

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "MANILA / PI"

1939-05-30

Cachet commemorates the Great White Fleet

 

Locy Type 5hks (Straightline Date) "PEARL HARBOR / T H"

1934-01-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 5hks "GUAM / M.I."

1934-02-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 5bhks "MANILA / P I"

1934-04-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 5hks (repaired) "GAUM M I"

1935-02-14

Guam misspelled in killers

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-16

1936-05-18

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efw ("U.S.S." omitted)

1940-07-26

N/A

Note: On Piece.

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-01-09

Favor strike on stamp block

 

Other Information

ARCTURUS

NAMESAKE - The fourth brightest star in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Boötes

GOLD STAR

USS GOLD STAR earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet Clasp), the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Campaign star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia Clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Former name retained.

 

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