COR CAROLI AK 91
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.
- Crater Class Cargo Ship
- USS COR CAROLI AK-91 Commissioned April 16 1943 - Decommissioned November 30 1945
- BETSY ROSS (U.S. Maritime Commission) Returned to Maritime Commission December 2 1945, original name restored, and entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull
Launched March 19 1943 as SS BETSY ROSS
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 31 1943
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Reefed off South Carolina in 1978
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- USS Cor Caroli Covers Page 1 (1943-44)
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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Locy Type Fz |
1944-09-16
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Censored Sailor's mail
Other Information
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Marianas operation, Capture and occupation of Guam, July - August 1944
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
World War II Victory Medal
Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - The brightest star in the constellation Caroli
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