ETAMIN IX 173

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
Keel Laid March 28 1943 as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull
Launched April 25 1943 as ISAAC BABBITT
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 8 1943


1. USS ETAMIN AK-93
   Commissioned May 25 1943
   Struck by Japanese aerial torpedo April 27 1944 at Milne Bay, New Guinea
   Decommissioned June 26 1944
   
   
2. ETAMIN IX-173
   Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) August 12 1944
   Placed In Service August 12 1944 as Non-self Propelled Storage Hulk
   Placed Out of Service July 9 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 31 1946
   Scrapped 1949 at Shanghai, China

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-02-21

As IX-173
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

ETAMIN received two battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive,APR 27 44) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A star in the constellation Draco

 

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