DISCOVERER ARS 3

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid June 20 1918 - Launched September 28 1918


1. USS AUK Minesweeper No. 38
Commissioned January 31 1919


2. USS AUK AM-38
Designated (AM) July 17 1920


3. USC&GS DISCOVERER
Transferred to the US Coast and Geodetic Survey April 7 1922 and renamed


4. USS DISCOVERER ARS-3
Returned to U.S. Navy custody August 26 1941
Reclassified Rescue and Salvage Ship (ARS) and placed in service with a civilian crew

Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947
Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal


5. FELIPE LARRAZABAL R-11 (Venezuelan Naval Service)
Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947
Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962
Stricken in 1972 after grounding at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela where the hulk was still visible as of 2015.

 

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

 

Locy Type P USCS Catalog Illustration A-91

1919 to 1919

Postmark illustration courtesy of "The Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society."
Photo courtesy of Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark Seattle, WA Terminal Annex "BUY / DEFENSE SAVINGS / BONDS and STAMPS"

1941-10-21

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

DISCOVERER No Known Postmarks

1922 to 1947

Photo taken in 1935 Aleutian Islands, AK and courtesy of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

 

Other Information

AUK

NAMESAKE - A diving bird native to the colder climates of the northern hemisphere

Two ships of the US Navy have been named AUK - USS Auk AM-38/Discoverer ARS-3 and USS Auk MSF-57/AM-57

DISCOVER

NAMESAKE - Discoverer Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, and Discoverer Island, a small island in that bay.

 

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