ALDEBARAN AF 10
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.
Keel Laid November 28 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull Launched June 21 1939 as STAG HOUND Delivered to Grace Lines December 4 1939 Purchased December 22 1940 by U.S. Navy and converted for Naval service |
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- USS Aldebaran AF-10 Covers Page 1 (1941-66)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Post Office Established October 9 1941 - Disestablished June 2 1942
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1941-10-13 |
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1941-10-13 |
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1941-10-13 |
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1941-10-13 |
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Post Office Reestablished September 30 1944 - Disestablished October 24 1946
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Locy Type |
1946-09-27 |
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1943-03-08 |
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Post Office Reestablished October 12 1951 - Disestablished 1968
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Locy Type |
1955-01-09 |
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Additional marking from Italian Minesweeper NOCE
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Locy Type |
1967-10-27 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog lists as Type 2(n)...Hyphen clearly visible
Cachet by Martin W. Longseth
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Locy Type |
1967-10-27 |
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Cachet by Martin W. Longseth
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Locy Type F |
1966-68 |
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No date in dial but the stamp was issued in 1966 and the ship was decommissioned in 1968 so that gives a estimate as to the time of use.
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Locy Type F |
1966-06-02 |
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"A-68 had no slots for the date, which was always added by a separate rubber stamp" - USCS Postmark Catalog
Other Information
USS ALDEBARAN earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (w/ 2 stars)
NAMESAKE - Named for a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Taurus.
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