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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.

Antares Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary
Keel Laid 1919 as SHAUME
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 8 1921


1. USS PROCYON AG-11
   Commissioned November 30 1921 - Decommissioned April 1 1931
   
   
2. TS EMPIRE STATE IX-38
   Renamed and redsignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) July 15 1931
   Loaned to New York Maritime Academy as a Training Ship July 15 1931 - April 11 1940
   
   
3. TS AMERICAN PILOT
   Renamed and assigned to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 1941
   
   
4. TS BAY STATE II
   Transferred to Massachusetts Maritime Academy and renamed (Date unknown)
   
   Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Procyon Covers Page 1    (1924-30)

 

Postmarks

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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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USS PROCYON

Post Office Established April 27 1922 - Disestablished January 17 1931

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1924-11-10

As PROCYON AG-11

 

Locy Type 3 "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1927-06-27

As PROCYON AG-11

 

Locy Type 3s (AC)(D2)

1923-10-08

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3s (A) "MARE IS.CAL / 8 A.M."

1930-07-23

As PROCYON AG-11

 

Locy Type 3s (A) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF 8 A.M."

1930-11-04

As PROCYON AG-11
Official Business

 

Locy Type 3sty "Flagship Fleet Base Force" "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1924-10-23

As PROCYON AG-11

 

Locy Type 6

1928-07-20

As PROCYON AG-11

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EMPIRE STATE

No Post Office

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Navy Yard Station" Brooklyn NY

1936-10-26

N/A

As TS EMPIRE STATE

 

Locy Type SLKb(58x3)

1933

As TS EMPIRE STATE

 

Locy Type SL3Kb (30x3)

1935-05-01

As TS EMPIRE STATE. Cachet by - George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type SL3Kb (30x3)

1935-05-01

Reverse of May 1 1935 cover showing manuscript date.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE -
PROCYON - A first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor

EMPIRE STATE - Named for The State of New York

BAY STATE - Named for The State of Massachusetts

 

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