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Aroostook Class Minelayer<br/>
Aroostook Class Minelayer<br/>
Built 1907 as Passenger Liner BUNKER HILL<br/>
Built 1907 at William Cramp and Sons Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA<br/>
Launched March 26 1907<br/>
Launched March 26 1907<br/><br/>
<li>'''BUNKER HILL''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
Owned and operated by the New England Navigation Company (New England Steamship Company)<br/>
Sold 1911 to the Eastern Steamship Company<br/>
Official Number 204264<br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy November 12 1917<br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy November 12 1917<br/>
Renamed November 15 1917<br/><br/>  
Renamed November 15 1917<br/><br/>  
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<li>'''USS AROOSTOOK CM-3'''</li>
<li>'''USS AROOSTOOK CM-3'''</li>
Reclassified Minelayer (CM) February 17 1920<br/>
Reclassified Minelayer (CM) February 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned March 10 1931<br/>
Decommissioned March 10 1931<br/><br/>
Reclassified Cargo Ship AK-44 May 20 1941, While in reserve<br/><br/>  
<li>'''AROOSTOOK AK-44'''</li>
Reclassified Cargo Ship AK-44 May 20 1941, while in reserve<br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 5 1943<br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 5 1943<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission<br/>

Latest revision as of 15:23, 22 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.

    Aroostook Class Minelayer
    Built 1907 at William Cramp and Sons Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA
    Launched March 26 1907

  1. BUNKER HILL (Passenger Liner)
  2. Owned and operated by the New England Navigation Company (New England Steamship Company)
    Sold 1911 to the Eastern Steamship Company
    Official Number 204264
    Acquired U.S. Navy November 12 1917
    Renamed November 15 1917

  3. USS AROOSTOOK ID-1256
  4. Commissioned December 7 1917
    Converted to Mine Planter 1918

  5. USS AROOSTOOK CM-3
  6. Reclassified Minelayer (CM) February 17 1920
    Decommissioned March 10 1931

  7. AROOSTOOK AK-44
  8. Reclassified Cargo Ship AK-44 May 20 1941, while in reserve
    Struck from Naval Register February 5 1943
    Transferred to Maritime Commission
    Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet name reverted to BUNKER HILL

  9. LUX (Privately-owned Floating Casino)
  10. Sold 1947 to The Seven Seas Trading Company Hollywood CA. and converted to a floating casino
    Seized by U.S. Coast Guard 1947

    Scrapped October 1947

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Aroostook Covers Page 1     (1930)

 

Postmarks

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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
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
3 (1927)

1930-04-24
to
1930-04-24

As CM-3
Postmark on back from Washington, DC dated April 25 1930.


 

Locy Type
9

1931-02-27
to
1931-02-27

As CM-3
Type 6 postmark on reverse from "Navy Yard Station", Bremerton WA dated the same day


 

Locy Type
9

1931-02-27
to
1931-02-27

As CM-3
Type 6 postmark on reverse from "Navy Yard Station", Bremerton WA dated the same day

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for a river which rises in Piscataquis County, Maine, and meanders in generally northeasterly direction through much of the northern tip of the state before entering the Canadian province of New Brunswick and joining the Saint John River. Aroostook is an Algonquian word meaning a bountiful and unobstructed river

 


 

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