ALDEBARAN AF 10

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.

Aldebaran Class Stores Ship Keel Laid November 28 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull Launched June 21 1939 as STAG HOUND Delivered to Grace Lines December 4 1939 Purchased December 22 1940 by U.S. Navy and converted for Naval service USS ALDEBARAN AF-10 Commissioned January 10 1941 - Decommissioned June 28 1968 Struck from Naval Register June 1 1973 Sold November 14 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Aldebaran AF-10 Covers Page 1    (1941-66)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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Post Office Established October 9 1941 - Disestablished June 2 1942

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Oct 13, 1941 "FIRST DAY / SERVICE"

1941-10-13

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-10-13

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Locy Type FDPS 9fw

1941-10-13

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Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-10-13

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Post Office Reestablished September 30 1944 - Disestablished October 24 1946

 

Locy Type 2 1946

1946-09-27

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1943-03-08

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Post Office Reestablished October 12 1951 - Disestablished 1968

 

Locy Type 2 1951

1955-01-09

Additional marking from Italian Minesweeper NOCE

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1967-10-27

USCS Postmark Catalog lists as Type 2(n)...Hyphen clearly visible
Cachet by Martin W. Longseth

 

Locy Type 9efu

1967-10-27

Cachet by Martin W. Longseth

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-68

1966-68

No date in dial but the stamp was issued in 1966 and the ship was decommissioned in 1968 so that gives a estimate as to the time of use.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-68

1966-06-02

"A-68 had no slots for the date, which was always added by a separate rubber stamp" - USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Other Information

USS ALDEBARAN earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (w/ 2 stars)

NAMESAKE - Named for a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Taurus.

 

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