ARGUS PY 14

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.

Patrol Yacht
Built 1929 as steel-hulled yacht HAIDA
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 25 1940


1. USS ARGUS PY-14
   Commissioned February 12 1941 - Decommissioned September 17 1941
   
   
2. USC&GS PIONEER
   Transferred on loan to The Coast and Geodetic Survey 1941
   Returned to U.S. Navy custody 1942
   
   
3. USS ARGUS PY-14
   Recommissioned March 16 1942 - Decommissioned April 15 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 21 1946
   Transferred to the Maritime Commission October 30 1946
   
   Sold 1946 to a private owner and renamed SARINA
   Sold 1981 and renamed ROSENKAVALIER
   Sold 2000 and renamed HAIDA G
   Sold 2011 and renamed DONA AMELIA and then renamed again in 2017 to HAIDA 1929
   

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1941)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

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Post Office Established May 7 1941 - Disestablished September 15 1941

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Jul 23, 1941

1941-07-23

First Day of Postal Service
Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Jul 23, 1941

1941-07-23

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-07-23

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-07-23

First Day Postal Service
Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type 9v

1941-08-07

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the monster with a hundred eyes supposedly slain by Hermes the Greek mythological messenger of the gods

 

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