BESBORO AG 66

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.

CADDOPEAK (Commercial Service)
LURLINE BURNS (Commercial Service)
Renamed (Date unknown)
Acquired U.S. Navy June 8 1943
USS BESBORO AG-66
Commissioned September 22 1943 - Decommissioned May 3 1946
Transferred to War Shipping Administration July 1 1946 for disposal

Struck from Naval Register October 8 1946
LURLINE BURNS (Commercial Service)
Sold May 23 1947 to Waterman Steamship Corp. name restored
SHAPUR (Panamanian Registry)
Sold 1948 to Wellem & Co. and renamed

Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1944)

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.

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

Post office established November 1 1943 - Disestablished June 17 1945

Locy Type
2z*

1944-04-12

This cancel is not identified with the ship, so the cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - An island in Norton Sound off the coast of Alaska

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