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Latest revision as of 22:26, 22 December 2016
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.
- Arcturus Class Attack Cargo Ship
- USS PROCYON AK-19
Commissioned as Cargo Ship (AK) August 8 1941
- USS PROCYON AKA-2
Redesignated Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943
Decommissioned March 23 1946
Struck from Naval Register April 12 1946
Keel Laid January 15 1940 as SS SWEEPSTAKES
Launched November 14 1940
Acquired by the U.S. Navy November 14 1940
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- USS Procyon AK-19/AKA-2 Covers Page 1 (1941-45)
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.
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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Locy Type |
1941-09-08 |
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AK-19. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by I.C. Batson
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Locy Type |
1941-09-08 |
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AK-19. First Day of Postal Service. Unlisted in the USCS Postmark Catalog (1995).
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Locy Type |
1941-09-06 |
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AK-19. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1941-09-08 |
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AK-19. First Day of Postal Service. Unlisted in the USCS Postmark Catalog (1995).
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Locy Type |
1941-10-06 |
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AK-19. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)
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Locy Type |
1944-12-06 |
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AKA-2. Official Business.
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Locy Type |
1941-10-06 |
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AK-19.
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Locy Type P |
1943-08-04 |
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AKA-2. Official Business. Marking from back of cover.
Other Information
USS PROCYON earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor.
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