SIDONIA AKA 42

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.

Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid February 1 1945 - Launched April 7 1945 USS SIDONIA AKA-42 Commissioned April 30 1945 - Decommissioned February 25 1946 Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission June 29 1946 Transferred 1947 to Massachusetts Maritime Academy for service as school ship Renamed YANKEE STATES Returned to Maritime Commission (Date unknown) Sold December 7 1964 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. 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.

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

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15811)

1945-07-23

Censored Officers Mail

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Locy Type 7z*

1945-05-03

Official Business
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device

 

Other Information

SIDONIA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An astronomical body.

 

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