ALDEBARAN AF 10
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 November 28 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull Launched June 21 1939 as STAG HOUND Delivered to Grace Lines December 4 1939 Purchased December 22 1940 by U.S. Navy and converted for Naval service |
 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
- Covers Page 1 (1941-66)
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 / Killer Bar Text |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
|---|
1st Post Office Period October 9 1941 to June 2 1942
|
Locy Type |
1941-10-13 |
 |
 |
|
Locy Type |
1941-10-13 |
 |
 |
Notes:
|
Locy Type |
1941-10-13 |
 |
|
Notes:
|
Locy Type |
1941-10-13 |
 |
|
Notes:
2nd Post Office Period September 30 1944 to October 24 1946
|
Locy Type |
1946-09-27 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1943-03-08 |
 |
 |
Note:
3rd Post Office Period October 12 1951 to 1968
|
Locy Type |
1955-01-09 |
 |
 |
Additional marking from Italian Minesweeper NOCE
|
Locy Type |
c1966 |
 |
 |
Mark from back of cover
|
Locy Type F |
1966-68 |
 |
 |
No date in dial but the stamp was issued in 1966 and the ship was decommissioned in 1968 so that gives a estimate as to the time of use.
Other Information
ALDEBARAN earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon, 2-Vietnam, 1-Cuba)
NAMESAKE - Named for a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Taurus
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 2024 Naval Cover Museum