ALIOTH AVS 4

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 / Grumium Class Aviation Supply Issue Ship
Keel Laid July 30 1943 as U.S. Maritime Commission (MARCOM) type (EC2-S-C1) hull
Launched August 20 1943


1. JAMES ROWAN (U.S. Maritime Commission)
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 3 1943


2. USS ALIOTH AK-109
Commissioned October 25 1943


3. USS ALIOTH IX-204
Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) December 31 1944


4. USS ALIOTH AVS-4
Redesignated Aviation Supply Issue Ship (AVS) May 3 1945
Decommissioned May 18 1946


5. JAMES ROWAN (Commercial Service)
Original name restored and delivered to MARCOM May 13 1947
Ownership retained by MARCOM. No information found on what company operated the ship under contract
Transferred to United States Department of Commerce between 1950 and 1952
Official Number: 244191
Struck from Naval Register May 22 1947

Sold 13 October 1964 for scrapping and broken up during the 1st quarter of 1965

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-45)

 

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.

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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 February 1 1944 - Disestablished April 23 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-14

As AVS-4
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, November 14 1944) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

Individual Awards...
Purple Hearts (10 WIA November 20 1944)

NAMESAKE - Named for a star in the constellation Ursa Major

 

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