STEROPE AK 96

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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.

    Crater Class Cargo Ship
    Keel Laid December 9 1941 as "SS JAMES WILSON"
    Launched February 22 1942
    Acquired by U.S. Navy March 27 1943

  1. USS STEROPE AK-96
    Commissioned May 14 1943
    Converted to Cargo Ship (AK) - Completed June 10 1943
    Decommissioned May 16 1946

    Delivered to Maritime Commission August 1947
    Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay - Name reverted to SS JAMES WILSON
    Struck from Naval Register November 19 1947
    Sold August 16 1963 for scrap


Naval Covers

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  1. USS Sterope AK-96 Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

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.


 

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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
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Locy Type 2z*

1944-05-02

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS STEROPE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus.

 


 

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