ERIDANUS AK 92

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 Keel Laid as "SS LUTHER BURBANK" Launched April 9 1943 - Acquired by the US Navy April 22 1943 USS ERIDANUS AK-92 Commissioned May 8 1943 - Decommissioned May 8 1946 Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) LUTHER BURBANK (U.S. War Shipping Administration) Returned to War Shipping Administration (WSA) May 15 1946 name reverted Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group (Virginia) PANAGIOTIS (Commercial Service) Sold February 17 1947 for commercial service, re-flagged Greek and renamed Ran aground at Kunsan, Korea November 15 1955, broke in two, and declared total loss Sold to Far Eastern Marine Transport Co Ltd, Inchon, South Korea September 18 1956 Both parts refloated, towed to Pusan then to Shimonoseki, Japan Aft section arrived September 18 1956, with the name "SILLA", forepart arrived September 21 1956 Both parts towed to Tokyo where they were rejoined and lengthened SILLA (Commercial Service) Resuming service as "SS SILLA" flagged South Korean Laid up January 31 1972 at Masan, South Korea Sold to local breakers, resumed trading for short period before being scrapped at Masan, September 1972

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1      (1944)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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NO POSTAL FACILITIES

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-08-01

N/A

Censored cigarette acknowledgement card. Manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II.

 

Other Information

USS ERIDANUS earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A constellation of the Southern Hemisphere.

 

Thanksgiving 1944-11-23 and ships roster:

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