AQUARIUS AKA 16

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.

Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid 28 April 1943 Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) 1 February 1943 Launched 23 July 1943 Acquired by U.S. Navy 20 August 1943 USS AQUARIUS AKA 16 Commissioned 21 August 1943 - Decommissioned 23 May 1946 Returned to War Shipping Administration 12 September 1946 Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1946 SS PIONEER LAKE (Commercial Service) Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed SS AMERICAN TRAPPER (Commercial Service) Renamed 1956 Returned to Maritime Administration 1962 Sold 1967 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-44)

 

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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Post Office Established 1 January 1944 - Disestablished 19 November 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-12-22

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Other Information

AQUARIUS earned eight battle stars for her World War II service
* Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, Roi and Namur Islands, January 31 to February 8 1944
* Bismarck Archipelago operation
Admiralty Island landings, April 11-12 1944
* Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 15-25 1944
Capture and occupation of Guam, July 21-26 1944
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, Peleliu, September 6 to October 14 1944
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, San Pedro Bay, October 13-27 and November 5-20 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 4-10 1945
* Manila Bay-Bicol operation
Zambales-Subic Bay, January 29-31 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-19 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (8), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A constellation and the eleventh sign of the zodiac.

 

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