AQUILA AK 47

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.

Cargo Ship
Keel Laid 1936
Launched 1936 as TUNIS
Laid up at New York April 1940
Taken over by Maritime Commission by Executive Order June 6 1941
Chartered to Marine Operating Co, Inc., Panama flagged July 21 1941
Acquired by U.S. Navy August 11 1941


1. USS AQUILA AK-47
   Commissioned October 24 1941 - Decommissioned October 9 1945
   
   
2. BONANZA (Commercial Service)
   Charter by Alcoa Steam Ship Co. Portsmouth, VA. October 9 1945 and renamed
   
   
3. TUNIS (Commercial Service)
   Returned to her owners June 25 1946 in accordance with Public Law 101, name restored
   
   
4. MARIA T (Commercial Service)
   Sold 1966 and renamed
   
   
5. MATHIOS (Commercial Service)
   Sold 1972 and renamed
   
   Scrapped 1978

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1943-05-29

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Locy Type 7z

1944-08-22

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - A northern constellation in the Milky Way

 

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