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<ol>Mizar Class Stores Ship<br/> | <ol>Mizar Class Stores Ship<br/> | ||
Built 1932 | Built 1932 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, MA.<br/><br/> | ||
Delivered to United Fruit Co. August | <li>'''S. S. VERAGUA''' (Passenger-Cargo Ship)</li> | ||
Acquired by U.S. Navy March | Delivered to the [[OtherUS_United_Fruit_Company_ | United Fruit Co.]] 5 August 1932<br/> | ||
<li>'''USS MERAK AF 21'''< | Acquired by U.S. Navy 20 March 1942 and converted for Navy service<br/><br/> | ||
Commissioned May | <li>'''USS MERAK AF-21'''</li> | ||
Struck from Naval Register June | Commissioned 8 May 1942 - Decommissioned 21 June 1946<br/> | ||
<li>''' | Struck from Naval Register 21 June 1946<br/><br/> | ||
Returned to United Fruit Co. June | <li>'''S. S. VERAGUA''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | ||
<li>''' | Returned to United Fruit Co. 21 June 1946, original name restored<br/><br/> | ||
Sold | <li>'''S. S. SINALOA''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | ||
Sold 1958 to Elder & Fyffes and renamed<br/><br/> | |||
Scrapped March 1965 | Scrapped March 1965 | ||
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<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
<h3>Naval Covers</h3> | <h3>Naval Covers</h3> | ||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li>[[USS MERAK AF-21_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 | <li>[[USS MERAK AF-21_Covers_Page_1 | USS Merak AF-21 Covers Page 1]] (1943-45)</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | ||
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Postmark<br/>Date</th> | |||
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | ||
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY --> | <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY --> | ||
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1936-12-25 | 1936-12-25 | ||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Veragua_19361225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center| | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Veragua_19361225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Veragua_19361225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Veragua_19361225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Veragua_19400129_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Veragua_19400129_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
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Typewritten "First Day Cover" for the Washington Irving stamp that was issued on January | Typewritten "First Day Cover" for the Washington Irving stamp that was issued on 29 January 1940. Contributed by Gary Denis. | ||
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Note: | Note: | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS MERAK earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | USS MERAK earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - The second brightest star in the constellation Ursa Majoris; also known as | '''NAMESAKE''' - The second brightest star in the constellation Ursa Majoris; also known as Merak. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:30, 25 March 2025
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 1932 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, MA. Acquired by U.S. Navy 20 March 1942 and converted for Navy service Struck from Naval Register 21 June 1946 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.
- USS Merak AF-21 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 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.
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 |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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United Fruit Company |
1936-12-25 |
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Merry Christmas from SS VERAGUA, cachet by Leslie S. Merrell
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United Fruit Company |
1937-11-25 |
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As S.S. VERAGUA
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United Fruit Company |
(1940-01-29) |
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Typewritten "First Day Cover" for the Washington Irving stamp that was issued on 29 January 1940. Contributed by Gary Denis.
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Locy Type |
1945-12-15 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1943-02-22 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-12-15 |
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Note:
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United Fruit Company |
1964-08-29 |
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As S.S. VERAGUA
Other Information
USS MERAK earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - The second brightest star in the constellation Ursa Majoris; also known as Merak.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
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