PROPUS AK 132
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.
- Crater Class Cargo Ship
- USS PROPUS AK-132 Commissioned June 22 1944 - Decommissioned November 20 1945
- NICOLAOU GEORGIOS (Commercial Service) Burnt 1951
- GABBIANO (Commercial Service) Sold 1951 to Achille Lauro, Naples
Keel Laid January 31 1944 as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull
Launched March 29 1944 as FREDERICK TRESCA
Acquired U.S. Navy April 10 1944 converted to Cargo Ship (AK) and renamed
Returned to War Shipping Administration November 21 1945 for disposal
Struck from Naval Register December 5 1945
Sold for commercial service by Maritime Commission 1947
Repaired and renamed 1952
Sold September 12 1969
Scrapped 1970
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1945)
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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Locy Type |
1945-07-27 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1945-11-15 |
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Last Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1945-11-15 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - The star at the foot of Castor
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