ACUBENS AKS 5

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.

Acubens Class General Stores Issue Ship Keel Laid November 25 1943 as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull Launched January 8 1944 JEAN LOUIS (U.S. Liberty Ship) Acquired by U.S. Navy February 9 1944 USS ACUBENS AKS-5 Commissioned July 15 1944 - Decommissioned March 11 1946 Struck from Naval Register (date unknown) Transferred June 20 1947 to the Maritime Commission Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay Group, Benecia, CA Sold October 14 1964 to Schnitzer Steel Co., Portland, OR 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 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 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.
 
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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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Post Office Established June 15 1944 - Disestablished January 14 1946

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-6

1945-12-30

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for the brightest star in the constellation, Cance

 

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