HOUSTON AK 1: Difference between revisions

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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.

SS LIEBENFELS (Commercial Service)
Operated by the Hansa Line of Germany
Laid up August 1914 at the outbreak of WWI at Charleston, S.C. by the U.S. Government
Scuttled and abandoned by her crew 1 February 1917
Raised 20 March 1917 and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service
USS HOUSTON (Cargo Ship)

USS HOUSTON AK-1

SS NORTH KING (Commercial Service)
Sold 27 September 1922
Renamed in 1923
Sold to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., Panama (Date unknown)
Chartered by War Shipping Administration 30 December 1941
Transferred to United States Lines Co. for operation 30 December 1941
Returned to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A. 26 February 1946

Sold 1958 for scrap

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 Houston AK-1 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 --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

USPO
Flag Cancel

Philadelphia PA

1918-06-27

Censored, Official Mail. From the Bill Wladyka collection.

Other Information

USS Houston earned the World War I Victory Medal w/ Transport clasp and the Yangtze Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Houston, Texas. Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name HOUSTON - USS Houston AK-1, USS Houston CA-30, USS Houston CL-81 and USS Houston SSN-713.

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 The list is in chronological order.
 <ol>Houston Class Cargo Ship<br/>
-Keel Laid c1902<br/>
+Keel Laid 1903 as "SS LIEBENFELS"<br/>
-Launched April 11 1903 as German Liner LIEBENFELS<br/>
+Launched 11 April 1903<br/><br/>
+<li>'''SS LIEBENFELS''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
+Operated by the Hansa Line of Germany<br/>
 Laid up August 1914 at the outbreak of WWI at Charleston, S.C. by the U.S. Government<br/>
-Scuttled and abandoned by her crew February 1 1917<br/>
+Scuttled and abandoned by her crew 1 February 1917<br/>
-Raised March 20 1917 and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service<br/><br/>
+Raised 20 March 1917 and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS HOUSTON NOTS-2614'''<br/>
+<li>'''USS HOUSTON''' (Cargo Ship)</li>
-Commissioned July 3 1917<br/><br/>
+Commissioned 3 July 1917<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS HOUSTON AK-1'''<br/>
+<li>'''USS HOUSTON AK-1'''</li>
-Designated Cargo Ship (AK) July 17 1920<br/>
+Designated Cargo Ship (AK) 17 July 1920<br/>
-Decommissioned March 23 1922<br/><br/>
+Decommissioned 23 March 1922<br/>
-Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
-Sold September 27 1922 to Frank M. Warren of Portland, OR<br/><br/>
+<li>'''SS NORTH KING''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
-<li>'''NORTH KING''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
+Sold 27 September 1922<br/>
-Renamed 1923<br/>
+Renamed in 1923<br/>
 Sold to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., Panama (Date unknown)<br/>
-Chartered by War Shipping Administration December 30 1941<br/>
+Chartered by War Shipping Administration 30 December 1941<br/>
-Transferred to United States Lines Co. for operation December 30 1941<br/><br/>
+Transferred to United States Lines Co. for operation 30 December 1941<br/>
-Returned to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A. February 26 1946<br/>
+Returned to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A. 26 February 1946<br/><br/>
-Sold 1958 to Japanese breakers Y. Yamamoto & Co., Osaka, Japan, for scrap
+Sold 1958 for scrap
 </ol></td>
+<!-- see https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AK/AK01.html for a good narrative of the ship's history -->
+<!-- unable to find any supporting documentation for NOTS-2614 designation in 1917-1920
+     https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001623069 History of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service in World War I,
+     by Lewis P. Clephane and Naval History Division lists Houston as a NOTS ship but no ID number was assigned.
+-->
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
+<li><!-- [[HOUSTON_AK_1_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Houston AK-1 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<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>
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-NO HOUSTON POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
+USPO<br/>Flag Cancel<br/><br/>Philadelphia PA
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-DATE FROM
+-06-27
-<br/>to<br/>
-DATE TO
 </td><td align="center" width="220">
-<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]-->
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Houston_AK1_19180627_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|100px]]-->
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Houston_AK1_19180627_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Note:
+Censored, Official Mail. From the [[Cachet_Maker_Greytcovers_ | Bill Wladyka]] collection.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
+USS Houston earned the World War I Victory Medal w/ Transport clasp and the Yangtze Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp) - Yangtze Service Medal<br/><br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Houston, Texas.
-'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Houston, Texas
+Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name HOUSTON - USS Houston AK-1, [[HOUSTON_CA_30_ | USS Houston CA-30]], [[HOUSTON_CL_81_ | USS Houston CL-81]] and [[HOUSTON_SSN_713_ | USS Houston SSN-713]].
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