CHAIN ARS 20

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.

Diver Class Rescue and Salvage Ship Keel Laid December 21 1942 - Launched April 3 1943 USS CHAIN ARS-20 Commissioned March 31 1944 - Decommissioned November 9 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange TX Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service 1958 USNS CHAIN T-AGOR-17 Placed In Service as Oceanographic Research Ship (AGOR) 1958 Operated by The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Placed Out of Service (Date unknown) Struck from Naval Register December 30 1977 Scrapped June 1979

Naval Covers

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1. USS CHAIN ARS-20 Covers Page 1    (1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7z*

1946-03-01

Notes: This postmark is not listed in the USCS Postmark Catalog. It is unclear if this postmark was used on board the ship.

 

Other Information

USS CHAIN ARS-20 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A series of links or rings, usually of metal, fitted into each other.

 

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