VEGA T-AK 286
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.
Keel Laid 27 April 1981 as SS MORMCABAY Launched (date unknown) Delivered to the Moore McCormack Shipping Co. (date unknown) Acquired by the US Navy 18 March 1983 |
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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).
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- USNS Vega T-AK-286 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.
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USPS Slogan |
(1980s) |
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The ship had no postal facilities.
Other Information
USNS VEGA earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards) and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Vega, also designated Alpha Lyrae is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra, the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus.
Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name VEGA - USS Vega SP-734, USS Vega AK-17, USS Vega AF-59 and USNS Vega T-AK-286.
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