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<ol>Rigel Class Destroyer Tender<br/> | <ol>Rigel Class Destroyer Tender<br/> | ||
Built 1918 | Built 1918 by Skinner and Eddy, Seattle, WA. for the US Shipping Board<br/> | ||
Transferred to U.S. Navy by Executive Order October 29 1921<br/> | Delivered, 24 December 1918, to the US Shipping Board (USSB) and subsequently transferred to the US Navy<br/><br/> | ||
Delivered November 16 1921<br/><br/> | <li>'''USS EDGECOMBE ID-3894'''</li> | ||
<li>'''USS RIGEL AD-13'''<br/> | Commissioned 27 December 1918<br/> | ||
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)<br/> | |||
<li>'''USS RIGEL AR-11'''< | Decommissioned and returned to the USSB, 25 April 1919<br/> | ||
Redesignated Repair Ship (AR) | Transferred back to U.S. Navy by Executive Order October 29 1921<br/> | ||
Decommissioned July 11 1946 | Delivered November 16 1921 and converted to a destroyer tender<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS RIGEL AD-13'''</li> | |||
Commissioned February 24 1922<br/> | |||
Reassigned in 1923 to the 11th Naval District as tender with destroyers out of commission and | |||
as receiving ship at the Destroyer Base at San Diego<br/> | |||
See [[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_SAN_DIEGO_CA | Receiving Ship San Diego CA]] for more information<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''USS RIGEL ARb-1'''</li> | |||
Redesignated Base Repair Ship (ARb) April 10 1941<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''USS RIGEL AR-11'''</li> | |||
Redesignated Repair Ship (AR) December 1941<br/> | |||
Decommissioned July 11 1946<br/> | |||
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/> | Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/> | ||
Transferred July 12 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/> | Transferred July 12 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/> | ||
Sold for scrapping, 6 February 1948 | |||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>[[ | <li>[[USS_RIGEL_AR-11_Covers_Page_1 | Rigel Covers Page 1]] (1925-46)</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
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</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th> | Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th> | ||
<th align="center" width=" | <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | ||
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
</tr></table> | </tr></table> | ||
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1925-04-05 | 1925-04-05 | ||
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[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19250405_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19250405_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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Locy Type<br/>3s (C)<br/><br/> | Locy Type<br/>3s (C)<br/><br/> | ||
"SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" | "SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIFORNIA" | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1927-10-29 | 1927-10-29 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:Bunter_Rigel_AR_11_19271029_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:Bunter_Rigel_AR_11_19271029_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | </td><td align="center" width="120"> | ||
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Locy Type<br/>3s (C)<br/><br/> | Locy Type<br/>3s (C)<br/><br/> | ||
"SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" | "SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIFORNIA" | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1927-11-03 | 1927-11-03 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19271103_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19271103_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | </td><td align="center" width="120"> | ||
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As AD-13 | As AD-13 | ||
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1934-05-13 | 1934-05-13 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19340513_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19340513_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] | ||
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1935-10-25 | 1935-10-25 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19351025_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19351025_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | ||
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1937-06-24 | 1937-06-24 | ||
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[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19370624_pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19370624_pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | ||
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1937-02-24 | 1937-02-24 | ||
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[[Image:Bunter_Rigel_AR_11_19370224_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | [[Image:Bunter_Rigel_AR_11_19370224_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | ||
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1935-10-25 | 1935-10-25 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19351025_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19351025_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1938-02-22 | 1938-02-22 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19380222_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19380222_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1938-05-31 | 1938-05-31 | ||
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[[Image:Bunter_Rigel_AR_11_19380531_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:Bunter_Rigel_AR_11_19380531_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | |||
Locy Type<br/>9vy | |||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | |||
1937-03-18 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19370318_pm9v.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] | |||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13 19370318.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
As AD-13 | |||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | |||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | |||
Locy Type<br/>9wy | |||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | |||
1937-03-18 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19370318_pm9w.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] | |||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13 19370318.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
As AD-13 | |||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | |||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | |||
Locy Type<br/>9xy | |||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | |||
1937-03-18 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13_19370318_pm9x.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] | |||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ad13 19370318.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
As AD-13 | |||
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1941-07-24 | 1941-07-24 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19410724_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19410724_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1941-07-24 | 1941-07-24 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AR11_19410724_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AR11_19410724_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1941-07-24 | 1941-07-24 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AR11_19410724_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AR11_19410724_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1945-04-30 | 1945-04-30 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19450430_pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19450430_pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | ||
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1941-08-28 | 1941-08-28 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_82841_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_82841_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1944-01-12 | 1944-01-12 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19440112_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19440112_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | </td><td align="center" width="120"> | ||
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As AR-11<br/> | As AR-11<br/> | ||
Censored wartime (WWII) use | Censored wartime (WWII) use | ||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | |||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | |||
Locy Type<br/>9v | |||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | |||
1945-02-10 | |||
<br/>to<br/> | |||
1945-02-20 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19450210_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] | |||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19450210.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
As AR-11<br/> | |||
Mark from back of cover | |||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | <br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | ||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog | Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. R-48 | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1943-07-11 | 1943-07-11 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19430711_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19430711_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | </td><td align="center" width="120"> | ||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | <br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | ||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog | Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. R-48 | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1942-01-17 | 1942-01-17 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AR11_19420117_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AR11_19420117_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
</td><td align="center" width="120"> | </td><td align="center" width="120"> | ||
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As AR-11<br/>Appears to have Provisional Bars | As AR-11<br/>Appears to have Provisional Bars | ||
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<hr> | <hr> | ||
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<br/>to<br/> | <br/>to<br/> | ||
1935-06-30 | 1935-06-30 | ||
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[[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19310625_pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett_rigel_ar11_19310625_pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]] | ||
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1934-05-13 | 1934-05-13 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:JonBurdett rigel ar11 19340513 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett rigel ar11 19340513 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1934-11-22 | 1934-11-22 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19341122_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19341122_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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1935-01-28 | 1935-01-28 | ||
</td><td align="center" width=" | </td><td align="center" width="350"> | ||
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19350128_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Rigel_AD13_19350128_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === --> | <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === --> | ||
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Locy Type<br/>6egiy-1 (Unlisted)<br/>Dial Text<br/>"RECEIVING BR. SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF." | |||
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1933-09-21 | |||
</td><td align="center" width="350"> | |||
[[Image:JonBurdett rigel ad13 19330921 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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[[Image:JonBurdett rigel ad13 19330921.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
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As AD-13 | |||
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<p> </p> | |||
<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
RIGEL earned 4 Battle Stars for WWII service<br/><br/> | RIGEL earned 4 Battle Stars for WWII service<br/><br/> | ||
RIGEL AR-11 was at [[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] at [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii|The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard]]<br/><br/> | RIGEL AR-11 was at [[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] at [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii|The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard]]<br/> | ||
<p> </p> | |||
<h3>Additional Naming History Sources</h3> | |||
[https://shipscribe.com/usnaux/ww1/ships/id3894.htm Shipscribe] page for USS Edgecombe has a good write-up on the early history.<br/> | |||
[https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AD/AD11.html Shipscribe] page for USS Altair also has information about USS Rigel. | |||
<p> </p> | |||
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Orion | '''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Orion | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 14 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.
- Rigel Class Destroyer Tender
- USS EDGECOMBE ID-3894 Commissioned 27 December 1918
- USS RIGEL AD-13 Commissioned February 24 1922
- USS RIGEL ARb-1 Redesignated Base Repair Ship (ARb) April 10 1941
- USS RIGEL AR-11 Redesignated Repair Ship (AR) December 1941
Built 1918 by Skinner and Eddy, Seattle, WA. for the US Shipping Board
Delivered, 24 December 1918, to the US Shipping Board (USSB) and subsequently transferred to the US Navy
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned and returned to the USSB, 25 April 1919
Transferred back to U.S. Navy by Executive Order October 29 1921
Delivered November 16 1921 and converted to a destroyer tender
Reassigned in 1923 to the 11th Naval District as tender with destroyers out of commission and as receiving ship at the Destroyer Base at San Diego
See Receiving Ship San Diego CA for more information
Decommissioned July 11 1946
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Transferred July 12 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal
Sold for scrapping, 6 February 1948
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.
- Rigel Covers Page 1 (1925-46)
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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1st Post Office Period September 1 1922 to [Date unknown]
Locy Type |
1925-04-05 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1927-10-29 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1927-11-03 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1934-05-13 |
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As AD-13
2nd Post Office Period July 1 1935 to June 30 1941
Locy Type |
1935-10-25 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1937-06-24 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1937-02-24 |
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Notes:
Locy Type |
1935-10-25 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1938-02-22 |
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As AD-13
Washington's Birthday. Cachet by Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS and possibly Robert L. Manley
Locy Type |
1938-05-31 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1937-03-18 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1937-03-18 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1937-03-18 |
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As AD-13
3rd Post Office Period July 1 1941 to July 1 1946
Locy Type |
1941-07-24 |
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As AR-11
First Day Postal Service
Locy Type |
1941-07-24 |
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As AR-11. First Day of Postal Service, possible Harry Klotzbach cachet but backside of this cover has the R/S marking from Cachetmaker Al Cohen.
Locy Type |
1941-07-24 |
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As AR-11. First Day of Postal Service, Cachetmaker Dr. S. E. Hutnick.
Locy Type |
1945-04-30 |
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As AR-11
Censored wartime (WWII) use
Locy Type |
1941-08-28 |
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As AR-11
Locy Type |
1944-01-12 |
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As AR-11
Censored wartime (WWII) use
Locy Type |
1945-02-10
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As AR-11
Mark from back of cover
Locy Type Fz |
1943-07-11 |
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As AR-11
Censored wartime (WWII) use
Locy Type Fz |
1942-01-17 |
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As AR-11
Appears to have Provisional Bars
Locy Type |
1931-06-01
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As AD-13
San Diego Receiving Ship
Locy Type |
1934-05-13 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1934-11-22 |
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As AD-13
On back, New York City (Recd.) Postmark
Locy Type |
1935-01-28 |
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As AD-13
Locy Type |
1933-09-21 |
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As AD-13
Other Information
RIGEL earned 4 Battle Stars for WWII service
RIGEL AR-11 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Additional Naming History Sources
Shipscribe page for USS Edgecombe has a good write-up on the early history.
Shipscribe page for USS Altair also has information about USS Rigel.
NAMESAKE - Named for a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Orion
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