HYDRUS AKA 28

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.

USS HYDRUS AKA-28
Commissioned December 9 1944 - Decommissioned March 26 1946

Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
TS EMPIRE STATE II (Training Ship)
Transferred to New York State Maritime Academy and renamed
Laid up June 1956 in National Defense Reserve Fleet

Sold April 1964 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. New York for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1945)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established 1 December 1944 - Disestablished 26 March 1946

Locy Type
2z

1945-06-17

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Locy Type
2z*

1945-08-04

Note:

Locy Type
9#

(Br. #15165)

1945-07-06
to
1945-07-12

Mark from back of cover

Other Information

HYDRUS received 1 battle star for World War II service

NAMESAKE - A southern constellation between Horologium and Octans; the Water Snake

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