TURTLE DSV 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.

DSV (Deep Submergence Vehicle) Originally named AUTEC II Renamed TURTLE on 3 December 1968 Keel Laid - Launched December 11 1968 DSV TURTLE Placed into Service June 1970 DSV TURTLE DSV-3 Given hull number DSV-3 1 June 1971 Retired from active service on October 1, 1997 Stricken from the US Navy Register on April 15, 1998

 

Naval Covers

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1. DSV Turtle DSV-3 Covers Page 1     (1971-1974)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1968-12-11

N/A

Launching. Cachet by Eugene O. Wright, sponsored by the Dynamic Philatelic Society

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USS Dixon AS-37

1973-10-04

N/A

COMSUBDEVRON ONE rubber stamp cachet along with dive cachet. Dive #124, 4010 foot dive.

 

Other Information

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edward J. Fahy, the wife of Rear Admiral Fahy, the Commander of the Naval Ships' Systems Command.

AUTEC - an acronym for Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center

 

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