EMPIRE STATE IX 38
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.
- USS PROCYON AG-11 Commissioned 30 November 1921 - Decommissioned 1 April 1931
- EMPIRE STATE IX-38 Renamed and redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 15 July 1931
- AMERICAN PILOT (Training Ship) Renamed and assigned to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 1941
- BAY STATE II (Training Ship) Transferred to Massachusetts Maritime Academy and renamed (Date unknown)
Antares Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary
Keel Laid 1919 as "SS SHAUME" under a USSB contract at American International Ship Building Corp., Hog Island, PA.
Completed and turned over to the United States Shipping Board (USSB), 28 June 1919
Acquired by U.S. Navy 8 November 1921
Loaned to New York Maritime Academy as a Training Ship 15 July 1931 - 11 April 1940
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Fate unknown
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- USS Procyon Covers Page 1 (1924-1930)
- TS Empire State IX-38 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
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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existing example.
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USS PROCYON
Post Office Established 27 April 1922 - Disestablished 17 January 1931
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Locy Type |
1924-11-10 |
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1927-06-27 |
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1923-10-08 |
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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1930-07-23 |
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1930-11-04 |
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Official Business
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1924-10-23 |
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1928-07-20 |
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EMPIRE STATE
No Post Office
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USPO Slogan |
1936-10-26 |
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N/A |
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1933 |
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1935-05-01 |
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Cachet by - George V. Sadworth
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1935-05-01 |
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Reverse of May 1 1935 cover showing manuscript date.
Other Information
NAMESAKE -
PROCYON - A first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor
EMPIRE STATE - Named for The State of New York
BAY STATE - Named for The State of Massachusetts
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name PROCYON - USS Procyon AG-11, USS Procyon AKA-2 and USS Procyon AF-61.
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