HARKNESS T AGS 32

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.

Chauvenet Class Hydrographic Survey Ship Keel Laid June 30 1967 - Launched June 12 1968 Assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS HARKNESS T-AGS-32 Placed In Service January 29 1971 - Out of Service March 15 1993 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Reacquired January 8 2002 Transferred to the New York Maritime Academy Used as a non-operational training ship Returned to MARAD custody (Date unknown) Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

USPS Machine Postmark Virginia Beach, VA

1971-09-04

The ship had no postal facilities.

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Locy Type 2-1 "OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT FIVE"

1984-08-23

OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 5 operated in HARKNESS from January 23 1981 to February 28 1993
Operation "Intense Look," mentioned in the hand-written notation, was searching for mines that Libya had supposedly planted in the Red Sea in 1984.

 

Locy Type 2-1 "OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT FIVE"

1986-08-20

OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 5 operated in HARKNESS from January 23 1981 to February 28 1993
Business Mail

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (Op. Intense Look)

 

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