BOREAS AF 8
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.
- Arctic Class Stores Ship
- USS BOREAS AF-8
Commissioned In Ordinary August 6 1940
Commissioned (Full) March 24 1941 - Decommissioned February 15 1946
Struck from Naval Register March 28 1946
Transferred to War Shipping Administration 1946 for disposal
Sold November 28 1947 for scrap
Built 1919 as "YAQUINA"
Renamed October 29 1921
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 6 1921
Laid up in reserve at Philadelphia Navy Yard until 1940
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- Covers Page 1 (1941-46)
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.
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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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Post office established March 17 1941 - Disestablished January 28 1946
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Locy Type |
1941-03-17 |
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First Day Postal Service
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1941-05-03 |
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Late use of a 1893 Columbian envelope, signed by NMC
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1941-05-13 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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1946-01-23 |
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Cachet by Louis S. Pentel
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1946-01-23 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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1943-10-23 |
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Mark from back of cover
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1941-12-17 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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1945-10-27 |
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Navy Day. Not the official 1945 "Victory Cancel"
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1946-02-15 |
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Last Day in Commission
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
NAMESAKE - In Greek mythology, the north wind personified. Represented as an old man with white beard and hair, Boreas was the king and the strongest of all winds.
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