OBERON AKA 14

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.

Arcturus Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid (Date unknown) as DELABLA Renamed February 16 1942 Launched March 18 1942 Acquired by U.S. Navy June 15 1942 USS OBERON AK-56 Commissioned as Cargo Ship (AK) June 15 1942 USS OBERON AKA-14 Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943 Assigned to Naval Transportation Service 1946 USNS OBERON T-AKA-14 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service October 1 1949 Decommissioned June 27 1955 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia WA Scrapped 1971

Naval Covers

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1. Oberon Covers Page 1     (1945-52)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Post Office Period July 16 1942 to July 20 1946

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1945-09-25

As AKA-14

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2nd Post Office Period December 8 1951 to February 2 1955

 

Locy Type 2r

1952-03-21

As AKA-14

 

Locy Type 9efu

1952-03-21

As AKA-14

 

Other Information

OBERON received five battle stars for World War II service and five battle stars for Korean War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (5) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (5) - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Fourth satellite of the planet Uranus

 

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