REGULUS AK 14

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.

Regulus Class Cargo Ship
Built in 1920 as GLENORA
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 7 1921
Held in reserve for two decades, commissioned "In Ordinary" August 8 1940


1. USS REGULUS AK-14
   Commissioned December 14 1940 - Decommissioned March 25 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946
   Transferred to Maritime Commission July 1 1946
   Sold September 29 1947 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-43)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / CANCEL"

1940-12-28

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1940-12-28

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)

1941-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-06-03

Note:

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Locy Type Fz

1942-02-09

No image

Censored, postage due

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo

 

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