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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.
<ol><br/>
Antares Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary<br/>
Keel Laid 1919 as "SHAUME"<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy 8 November 1921<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PROCYON AG-11'''<br/>
Commissioned 30 November 1921 - Decommissioned 1 April 1931<br/><br/>
<li>'''TS EMPIRE STATE IX-38'''<br/>
Renamed and redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 15 July 1931<br/>
Loaned to New York Maritime Academy as a Training Ship 15 July 1931 - 11 April 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''TS AMERICAN PILOT''' (Training Ship)<br/>
Renamed and assigned to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''TS BAY STATE II''' (Training Ship)<br/>
Transferred to Massachusetts Maritime Academy and renamed (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Fate unknown
</ol>
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
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<li>[[Procyon_AG_11_Covers_Page_1 | USS Procyon Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1924-1930)</li>
<li><!-- [[EMPIRE_STATE_IX_38_Covers_Page_1 | -->TS Empire State IX-38 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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'''USS PROCYON'''
<h4>Post Office Established 27 April 1922 - Disestablished 17 January 1931</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>3 (AC)<br/><br/>"SAN PEDRO /<br/>CALIF"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1924-11-10
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett procyon ag11 19241110 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett procyon ag11 19241110.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"SAN PEDRO /<br/>CALIF"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1927-06-27
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Procyon_AG11_19270627_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
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Locy Type<br/>3s (AC)(D2) 
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1923-10-08
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Procyon_AG11_19231008_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type<br/>3s (A)<br/><br/>"MARE IS.CAL /<br/>8 A.M."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1930-07-23
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Procyon_AG11_19300723_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3s (A)<br/><br/>"SAN PEDRO /<br/>CALIF 8 A.M."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1930-11-04
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Procyon_AG11_19301104_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Official Business
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Locy Type<br/>3sty<br/>"Flagship Fleet Base Force"<br/><br/>"SAN PEDRO /<br/>CALIFORNIA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1924-10-23 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:Bunter_Empire_State_IX_38_19241023_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>6
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1928-07-20 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Procyon_AG11_19280720_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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'''EMPIRE STATE'''
<h4>No Post Office</h4>
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USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Navy Yard Station"<br/><br/>Brooklyn NY
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1936-10-26 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_EmpireState_IX38_19361026_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Locy Type<br/>SLKb(58x3)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1933 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_EmpireState_IX38_1933_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>SL3Kb (30x3)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1935-05-01 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_EmpireState_IX38_19350501_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cachet by - [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]
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Locy Type<br/>SL3Kb (30x3)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1935-05-01 
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Reverse of May 1 1935 cover showing manuscript date.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - <br/>
'''PROCYON''' - A first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor<br/><br/>
'''EMPIRE STATE''' - Named for The State of New York<br/><br/>
'''BAY STATE''' - Named for The State of Massachusetts<br/><br/>
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name PROCYON - USS Procyon AG-11, [[PROCYON_AKA_2_ | USS Procyon AKA-2]] and [[PROCYON_AF_61_ | USS Procyon AF-61]].
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