YO 44

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 YO-44
Commissioned 3 January 1941
Decommissioned & Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Converted to a fishing trawler for commercial service
Named VARDSHOV in 1961, owner E. Jorgensen

Renamed KODIAK QUEEN in 1967, US registry (ON 507891)

Renamed GLOBAL QUEEN in 2007, Panama registry

Renamed KODIAK QUEEN in 2010, registry unknown

Naval Covers

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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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

NO YO-44 Covers Reported

USPS Type 12

Beaverton OR

2015-12-01

N/A

KODIAK QUEEN. Cachet by Lloyd Ferrell

Other Information

USS YO-44 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Combat Action Ribbon, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Campaign Star, and the World War II Victory Medal.

USS YO-44 was present at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawai'i on December 7, 1941.

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