PICKET AGR 7

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.

Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship Keel Laid March 28 1945 as JAMES F. HARRELL Launched May 17 1945 - Delivered June 11 1945 Operated by Alcoa Steamship Lines June - October 1945 Laid up October 6 1945 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Re-actived January 1947 Chartered by U.S. Navigation Co. January 1947 - August 1948 Chartered by Boland and Cornelius Co. August 1948 Laid up August 29 1948 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, DL Acquired by U.S. Navy July 12 1955 USS PICKET YAGR-7 Commissioned Ocean Station Radar Ship (YAGR) February 8 1956 USS PICKET AGR-7 Redesignated Radar Picket Ship (AGR) September 28 1958 Decommissioned September 1 1965 Struck from Naval Register September 1 1965 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA Sold 1978 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Picket AGR-7 Covers Page 1     (1956-59)

 

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 FDPS 2r

1956-03-06

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2r

1956-05-24

As YAGR-7

 

Locy Type 2r

1962-02-08

As AGR-7
Cachet by Martin Longseth

 

Locy Type 9efu

1956-05-24

As YAGR-7

 

Locy Type 9efu

1962-02-08

As AGR-7
Cachet by Martin Longseth

 

Other Information

USS PICKET earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A sentinel.

 

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