MEDEA AKA 31

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.

Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid August 5 1944 - Launched November 30 1944 USS MEDEA AKA-31 Commissioned January 10 1945 - Decommissioned April 24 1946 Struck from Naval Register October 15 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission October 27 1946 Scrapped 1965

Naval Covers

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1. USS Medea AKA-31 Covers Page 1     (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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-03-13

The ship postmark was identified by the accompanying #9 cancel.

 

Locy Type 9# 15493 Branch

1946-03-13

Note: This postmark was applied to a slip of paper and enclosed inside this cover.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-72

1945-09-02

Strike has additional wording added

 

Other Information

USS MEDEA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - In Greek mythology, the enchantress who helped Jason win the Golden Fleece.

 

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