ARCTURUS AF 52
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 December 8 1941 as Maritime Commission type (R2-S-BV1) hull Launched June 12 1943 as GOLDEN EAGLE Delivered to War Shipping Administration (WSA) April 23 1943 Operated under contract by United Fruit Co. 1944-46 Operated under contract by Sword Line and United States Line 1947-48 Acquired by U.S. Army Transportation Corps 1948 |
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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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- USS Arcturus AF-52 Covers Page 1 (1966-72)
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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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO Slogan |
1958-01-27 |
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As USNS Golden Eagle. The ship had no postal facilities.
Post Office Established November 18 1961 - Disestablished October 31 1972
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Locy Type |
1961-11-18 |
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First Day in Commission, ship's stationary.
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Locy Type |
1970-08-04 |
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Welcoming TCG ISKENDERUN (ex USS Boyd DD-544) to Norfolk, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1970-10-02 |
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Welcoming USS Salish ATA-187 to Norfolk, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1967-06-30 |
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type PPB |
1966-10-28 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1972-10-31 |
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Last Day Postal Service
(Listed as LDC in USCS Catalog)
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Locy Type |
1972-10-31 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
USS ARCTURUS received the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - The principal star of the northern constellation Bootes with a magnitude of .2 and located 36 light years distant from the Earth.
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