ULYSSES ARB 9

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.

Aristaeus Class Battle Damage Repair Ship
Authorized as Tank Landing Ship LST-967
Redesignated Battle Damage Repair Ship (ARB) April 14 1944
Named April 28 1944
Keel Laid November 2 1944 - Launched December 2 1944


1. USS ULYSSES ARB-9
Placed in Ferry Commission December 27 1944 - January 9 1945
Commissioned (Full) April 20 1945 - Decommissioned February 28 1947
Struck from Naval Register 1961


2. WOTAN A-513 (West German Naval Service)
Transferred to West Germany June 1961 and renamed

Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-46)

 

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 2z

1945-08-28

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z (Used after POD)

1946-07-09

Post office discontinued May 31 1946
R/S ship's return address.

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15652)

1946-05-30

Cachet by Grey Cover Service (Glenn W. Dye).

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15652)

1946-05-30

Cachet by Grey Cover Service (Glenn W. Dye).

 

Locy Type LDPS 2#

1946-05-31

Last Day of Postal Service
Cachet by George V. Sadworth.

 

Locy Type LDPS 9#

1946-05-31

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - Named for a character in Greek mythology and the protagonist of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, which tells of his arduous voyage back to Ithaca, his home, after the Trojan War

Second ship in the U.S. Navy to carry this name; the first was USS ULYSSES Panama Collier No. 1 and was in service from 1915 to 1929

 

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