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Alcor Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary<br/> | Alcor Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary<br/> | ||
Built 1928 | Built 1928 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''DIXIE''' (Commercial Service)</li> | |||
Owned by Southern Pacific Steamship lines (Morgan Line)<br/> | |||
Official Number: 227107<br/> | |||
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 3 1941<br/><br/> | Acquired by U.S. Navy March 3 1941<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS ALCOR AG-34'''< | <li>'''USS ALCOR AG-34'''</li> | ||
Commissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) September 4 1941<br/><br/> | Commissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) September 4 1941<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS ALCOR AR-10'''< | <li>'''USS ALCOR AR-10'''</li> | ||
Reclassified Repair Ship (AR) December 22 1941<br/><br/> | Reclassified Repair Ship (AR) December 22 1941<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS ALCOR AD-34'''< | <li>'''USS ALCOR AD-34'''</li> | ||
Reclassified Destroyer Tender (AD) November 6 1944<br/> | Reclassified Destroyer Tender (AD) November 6 1944<br/> | ||
Decommissioned August 5 | Decommissioned August 5 1946<br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register August 28 1946<br/><br/> | Struck from Naval Register August 28 1946<br/><br/> | ||
Scrapped 1950 | <li>'''DIXIE''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Ownership retained by U.S. Maritime Commission. No indication on which company operated the ship under contract<br/> | |||
Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.<br/><br/> | |||
Sold for scrapping, 25 July 1950. Scrapped 1951<br/> | |||
Page 34 of <i>Lloyd's Casualty Returns</i> for 1950 has an entry for "Alcor (ex Dixie)" | |||
indicating it was broken up sometime "during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1950" | |||
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<h5>Conflicting History Data</h5> | |||
[https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/03/0334.htm NavSource] says that in 1946 the ship was "transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA."<br/><br/> | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Alcor_(AD-34) Wikipedia] says the ship was "sold on 6 August 1946"<br/><br/> | |||
However, the 1948-1950 editions of <i>Lloyd's Register of Shipping</i> have an entry for DIXIE (with the same Official Number as before)<br/> | |||
and listing the owner as "United States Maritime Commission".<br/> | |||
This does not necessarily conflict with NavSource as the NavSource wording leaves wiggle room for the ship not actually being laid up. | |||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li>[[ | <li>[[USS_ALCOR_AD-34_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] (1941-46)</li> | ||
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<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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<h4>Post Office Established September 15 1941 - Disestablished July 31 1946</h4> | |||
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 | Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 Sep 27, 1941 | ||
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1941-09-27 | 1941-09-27 | ||
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Mark from back of [[STANSBURY AG 107|USS STANSBURY DMS-8]] cover | Mark from back of [[STANSBURY AG 107|USS STANSBURY DMS-8]] cover | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal<br/><br/> | Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal<br/><br/> |
Latest revision as of 23:50, 13 July 2024
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.
- DIXIE (Commercial Service) Owned by Southern Pacific Steamship lines (Morgan Line)
- USS ALCOR AG-34 Commissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) September 4 1941
- USS ALCOR AR-10 Reclassified Repair Ship (AR) December 22 1941
- USS ALCOR AD-34 Reclassified Destroyer Tender (AD) November 6 1944
- DIXIE (Commercial Service) Ownership retained by U.S. Maritime Commission. No indication on which company operated the ship under contract
Alcor Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary
Built 1928 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
Official Number: 227107
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 3 1941
Decommissioned August 5 1946
Struck from Naval Register August 28 1946
Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
Sold for scrapping, 25 July 1950. Scrapped 1951
Page 34 of Lloyd's Casualty Returns for 1950 has an entry for "Alcor (ex Dixie)" indicating it was broken up sometime "during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1950"
Conflicting History Data
NavSource says that in 1946 the ship was "transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA."
Wikipedia says the ship was "sold on 6 August 1946"
However, the 1948-1950 editions of Lloyd's Register of Shipping have an entry for DIXIE (with the same Official Number as before)
and listing the owner as "United States Maritime Commission".
This does not necessarily conflict with NavSource as the NavSource wording leaves wiggle room for the ship not actually being laid up.
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1941-46)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established September 15 1941 - Disestablished July 31 1946
Locy Type |
1941-09-27 |
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As AG-34
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by B. Saunders Bullard.
Locy Type |
1946-07-31 |
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As AD-34
Locy Type |
1944-05-09 |
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As AR-10
Locy Type |
1941-09-29 |
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As AG-34
Locy Type |
1941-11-25 |
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As AG-34
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
Locy Type |
1943-01-15 |
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As AR-10
Locy Type |
1946-04-25 |
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As AD-34
Locy Type |
1942-12-08 |
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As AR-10
Censored Sailor's mail
Locy Type |
1942-02-21 |
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As AR-10
Mark from back of USS STANSBURY DMS-8 cover
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for a star in the constellation Ursa Major
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