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Revision as of 22:09, 8 February 2018
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.
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Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship
- USS ACHERNAR AKA-53
Commissioned January 31 1944
Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1 1949
Decommissioned May 18 1956
Recommissioned September 1 1961 - Decommissioned July 1 1963
Struck from Naval Register February 2 1965
- CASTILLA TA-21 (Spanish Naval Service)
Sold to Spain February 2 1965 and renamed
Decommissioned by Spain to reserves 1980
Struck from the Spanish Navy List January 1 1982
Scrapped 1987
Keel Laid September 6 1943 - Launched December 3 1943
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- Covers Page 1 (1946-55)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established January 31 1944 - Disestablished December 9 1946
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Locy Type |
1946-12-03 |
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Note:
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Locy Type P |
1946-07-25 |
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Cachet by Winfred M. Grandy
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Locy Type P |
1946-12-03 |
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Ship name repositioned
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Fleet Post Office |
1950-03-20 |
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Note:
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Cachet |
1950 |
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In 1950 with no post office aboard, the yeoman used a cachet as if it were a cancel
USCS Postmark Catalog
Post Office Reestablished March 20 1951 to December 19 1955
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Locy Type |
1951-04-02 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1954-07-19 |
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Note:
Post Office Reestablished 1961 - Disestablished July 1 1963
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Locy Type |
1961-12-09 |
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Note:
Other Information
ACHERNAR earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII
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Invasion of Normandy
June 6-25 1944
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Invasion of southern France
September 15-25 1944
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Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-19 1945
Earned 3 Battle Stars for Korea
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Inchon Landing
September 13-17 1950
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North Korean Aggression
September 18 to October 30 1950
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Communist China Aggression
November 14-18 1950
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korea Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Memorial Medal
Personnel Awards...
Purple Hearts 5 KIA, 41WIA, April 2 1945
NAMESAKE - Named for the brightest star in the southern constellation Eridanus with a magnitude of .6. It is at least 200 times more luminous than the sun and one of the 10 brightest stars in the sky. It is about 118 light-years from the Earth
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