PRESERVER ARS 8

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.

Diver Class Rescue and Salvage Ship Keel Laid October 26 1942 - Launched April 1 1943 USS PRESERVER ARS-8 Commissioned January 11 1944 - Decommissioned April 23 1947 Recommissioned December 1 1950 - Decommissioned August 7 1992 Struck from Naval Register March 16 1994 Scrapped November 30 2005

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning January 11 1944 to April 23 1947

 

NO PRESERVER POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

DATE FROM to DATE TO

Note:

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Locy Type U.S. Navy (Br. #10499)

c1945

Official Business

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2nd Commissioning December 1 1950 to August 7 1992

 

USPO Machine Cancel Boston MA

1963-06-29

No Image

4th Dive aboard TRIESTE II to find the USS Thresher SSN-593. Other ships involved include USS Fort Snelling LSD-30, USS Preserver ARS-8 and USNS Robert D. Conrad T-AGOR-3.
Cachet has incorrect name for the USNS Robert D. Conrad.

 

Locy Type 2(n) USS Sampson DDG 10

1964-01-05

N/A

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

PRESERVER received three battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation, three (3) Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbons, four (4) Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - One who protects or saves another from danger, harm, damage, or evil.

 

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