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Built in West Germany 1973<br/> | Built in West Germany 1973<br/> | ||
Launched April 1 1973<br/><br/> | Launched April 1 1973<br/><br/> | ||
<li>''' | <li>'''SEA-LAND FINANCE''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Approved for acquisition in Fiscal Year 1981<br/> | Approved for acquisition in Fiscal Year 1981<br/> | ||
Classified Cargo Ship (AK) October 15 1981<br/> | Classified Cargo Ship (AK) October 15 1981<br/> | ||
Purchased by U.S. Navy May 1 1982<br/><br/> | Purchased by U.S. Navy May 1 1982<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USNS ALTAIR T-AKR-291'''< | <li>'''USNS ALTAIR T-AKR-291'''</li> | ||
Reclassified November 1 1983<br/> | Reclassified November 1 1983<br/> | ||
Conversion to (T-AKR) started February 1 1984<br/> | Conversion to (T-AKR) started February 1 1984<br/> | ||
Delivered to the Military Sealift Command November 13 1985 | Delivered to the Military Sealift Command November 13 1985<br/> | ||
Transferred to the United States Maritime Administration on 1 October 2007<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''ALTAIR T-AKR-291'''</li> | |||
Transferred to the Ready Reserve Force, losing her USNS designation | |||
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3> | <h3>Naval Covers</h3> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:52, 20 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.
Built in West Germany 1973 Launched April 1 1973 Classified Cargo Ship (AK) October 15 1981 Purchased by U.S. Navy May 1 1982 Conversion to (T-AKR) started February 1 1984 Delivered to the Military Sealift Command November 13 1985 Transferred to the United States Maritime Administration on 1 October 2007 |
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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 (1987-2007)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2 |
2004-11-18 |
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Date added by separate rubberstamp device
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Locy Type 2 |
2007-03-04 |
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Date determined by USPS postmark
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Locy Type SL |
2007-03-04 |
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Date determined by USPS postmark
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Return Address |
2007-03-04 |
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Date determined by USPS postmark
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Ship's |
1987-05-01
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"Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson, postmarked from USS Stump DD-978.
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
NAMESAKE - A first magnitude star in the constellation Aquila, in the northern Milky Way.
Three ships of the US Navy have been named ALTAIR - USS Altair AD-11, USS Altair AKS-32 and USNS Altair T-AKR-291.
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