ARIEL AF 22

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.

Mizar Class Stores Ship Built 1933 for The United Fruit Co. as "JAMAICA" Acquired U.S. Navy 24 March 1942 and converted for Naval service USS ARIEL AF-22 Commissioned 14 May 1942 - Decommissioned 21 June 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946 Returned to United Fruit Co. 1946 Resold (Date unknown) and renamed "PETEN" Resold (Date unknown) and renamed "BLUMENTHAL" Scrapped December 1969

Naval Covers

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1. USS Ariel AF-22 Covers Page 1     (1944-1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

United Fruit Company Purser's Mark

1938-12-22

S.S. JAMAICA

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Locy Type 2(n)

1946-04-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1944-10-04

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-04-02

The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.

 

Locy Type 9uz

1942-12-25

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1946-06-14

Last Day of Postal Service. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - An airy and playful spirit who served Prospero, a wizard and the deposed Duke of Milan, who is the leading character in Shakespeare's play, The Tempest. As he carries out the sorcerer's commands, Ariel finds great fun in making sport of humans and in playing pranks upon Caliban, Prospero's deformed, sluggish, ill-humored, and treacherous slave

 

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