ALCOR AD 34

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.

Alcor Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary
Built 1928 as DIXIE
Renamed February 13 1941
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 3 1941


1. USS ALCOR AG-34
   Commissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) September 4 1941
   
   
2. USS ALCOR AR-10
   Reclassified Repair Ship (AR) December 22 1941
   
   
3. USS ALCOR AD-34
   Reclassified Destroyer Tender (AD) November 6 1944
   Decommissioned August 5 1946
   
   Sold August 6 1946
   Struck from Naval Register August 28 1946
   
   Scrapped 1950

 

Naval Covers

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1. AD-34 Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

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 FDPS 3

1941-09-27

As AG-34
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by B. Saunders Bullard.

 

Locy Type 2

1946-07-31

As AD-34

 

Locy Type 3 (A-OTO)

1941-09-29

As AG-34

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1941-11-25

As AG-34
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 7t

1946-04-25

As AD-34

 

Locy Type 7z

1942-12-08

As AR-10
Censored Sailor's mail

 

Other Information

ALCOR earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a star in the constellation Ursa Major

 

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