GYPSY ARSD 1

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.

Gypsy Class Salvage Lifting Vessel Authorized as Medium Landing Ship LSM-549 Reclassified Salvage Lifting Vessel (ARSD) April 24 1945 Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched December 7 1945 USS GYPSY ARSD-1 Commissioned March 18 1946 - Decommissioned January 21 1948 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Recommissioned August 8 1951 - Decommissioned December 23 1955 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR Relocated 1967 to Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Struck from Naval Register June 1 1973 Sold January 1 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. 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 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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning March 18 1946 to January 21 1948

 

Locy Type 2# 10499 Branch Guam, Marianas Islands

1947-10-25

The ship had no postal facilities.

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2nd Commissioning August 8 1951 to December 23 1955

 

U.S. NAVY Machine (Br. #13793)

1954-04-22 to 1954-04-22

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Other Information

GYPSY earned three battle stars for Korean War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A type of small winch

 

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