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USS PICTOR AF-54 Naval Cover 1957 Cachet STORES SHIP
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USS PICTOR AF-54 Naval Cover 1957 Cachet STORES SHIPIt was sent 14 Sep 1957. It was franked with stamp "INR".This cover is in very good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the ... Read More
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USS PICTOR AF-54 Naval Cover 1957 Cachet STORES SHIPIt was sent 14 Sep 1957. It was franked with stamp "INR".This cover is in very good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.USS Pictor (AF-54) was an Alstede-class stores ship in service with the United States Navy from 1950 to 1969. She was scrapped in 1986.Contents1 History1.1 Commercial service (1943-1950)1.2 U.S. Navy (1950-1981)2 Military awards and honors3 References4 External linksHistoryPictor was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract as SS Great Republic (MC–187) 18 March 1942 by the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California; She was launched 4 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. William Craig, Jr.. During ourfitting, refrigeration was added to all five holds and she was reclassified as a C2-S-B1(R) type ship and was delivered 29 June 1943.Commercial service (1943-1950)From 29 June 1943 until April 1950, she served as SS Great Republic for various private companies, including United Fruit Co., and Pacific Far East Lines of San Francisco, California. In April 1950, she was returned to the Maritime Commission and was moored in an inactive status in Suisun Bay, California.U.S. Navy (1950-1981)In September 1950, the Navy acquired this merchant ship from the Maritime Administration for conversion into a store ship. Pictor commissioned 13 September 1950, and reported for duty to the U.S. Pacific Fleet.During the Korean War, she made tours of the Far East to supply perishable foods and dry stores to personnel in Korea and on the Taiwan patrol.After the Korean War, she continued to store refrigerate, transport, and issue, underway and in port, perishable foods and dry stores for the U.S. 1st Fleet and the U.S. 7th Fleet off the U.S. West Coast and in the western Pacific Ocean.During the Vietnam War, she supplied food and dry goods to the 7th Fleet on station off Vietnam.She decommissioned in December 1969 and was returned to MARAD in August 1970 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. She was struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1976. She was sold on 25 November 1981 to Levine Metals Corp., moored in Richmond, California (USA). The ship was finally sold to Shiong Yek Steel Corporation for scrapping in Taiwan on 29 September 1986 with ex-USS Procyon (AF-61) and USS Zelima (AF-49). All three ships were scrapped at Kaohsiung between December 1986 and 16 June 1987.Military awards and honorsPictor received one battle star during the Korean War:Korea, Summer-Fall 1953 CampaignShe received eight campaign stars during the Vietnam War:Vietnam DefenseVietnamese CounteroffensiveVietnam Counteroffensive - Phase IIVietnam Counteroffensive - Phase IIIVietnam Counteroffensive - Phase IVVietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VTet/69 CounteroffensiveVietnam Summer-Fall 1969Her crew was eligible for the following medals:National Defense Service MedalKorean Service Medal (1)Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (six- 1-Taiwan Straits, 1-Quemoy-Matsu, 4-Vietnam)Vietnam Service Medal (8)United Nations Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign MedalRepublic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)Seller Information
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