CEPHEUS AKA 18
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.
- Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship
- USS CEPHEUS AKA-18
Commissioned December 16 1943 - Decommissioned May 22 1946
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
- PIONEER SEA (Commercial Service)
Sold (Date unknown) to the United States Lines
Fate unknown
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Cargo Ship AK-67
Redesignated Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943
Launched October 23 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 15 1943
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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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-07-01 |
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Censored Coast Guardsman Mail
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Locy Type |
1944-06-28 |
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Official Coast Guard Business (X'd out) envelope
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device
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Locy Type |
19467-05-22 |
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Last Day of Commission. Cachet by Michael Sanders.Two different inks were used in the cancel.
Other Information
CEPHEUS was manned by the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II
CEPHEUS received two battle stars for World War II service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
NAMESAKE - A northern constellation.
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