AURIGA AK 98

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.

Auriga Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid June 9 1942 as Maritime Commission type (C1-B) hull Launched September 7 1942 ALCOA PARTNER  (United States Registry) Acquired U.S. Navy March 16 1943 and converted for Naval service USS AURIGA AK-98 Commissioned April 1 1943 - Decommissioned January 22 1946 Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946 ALCOA PARTNER  (Commercial Service) Sold for commercial service 1946 and name restored Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet 1963 Scrapped 1970

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943,1945)

 

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.

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.
 
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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*

1943-11-22 to 1943-11-22

Censored sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-06-23 to 1945-06-23

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

USS Auriga earned the following awards during her Naval career - Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 5 Battle Stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal (2 awards)

NAMESAKE - A constellation located between sister constellations Perseus and Gemini

 

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