MEDUSA AR 1

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.

Medusa Class Fleet Repair Ship Keel Laid January 2 1920 - Launched April 16 1920 USS MEDUSA AR-1 Commissioned September 18 1924 - Decommissioned November 18 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 10 1947 Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal Sold August 24 1950 to Ziedell Shipwrecking Co., Portland, OR for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1927-34)
2. Covers Page 2    (1935-45)

 

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

1945-05-06

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1925-03-14

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "ARMISTICE / DAY"

1931-11-11

Armistice Day 1931

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "MERRY / CHRISTMAS"

1932-12-25

Christmas 1932
Cachet by Harry Ioor

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "MERRY / CHRISTMAS"

1932-12-25

Close-up view of ship's SL marking on Dec 25 1932 cover.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) Period not showing

1933-05-30

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) Period not showing

1933-10-27

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1933-12-25

Christmas 1933
Cachet sponsored by Sarah Litton and "Fighting Bob" Evans Chapter No. 7, USCS
Signed by NMC A.A. Lopp

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1933-12-25

Close-up view of ship's SL markings on Dec 25 1933 cover

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "1935 FLEET / MANEUVERS"

1935-05-20

Cachet sponsored by The Black Cat...A favorite "hangout" for miliitary personel on Oahu

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1936-09-15

Postmark from the back side of the Sept 16 1938 cover.
Also signed and stamped from the NMC C. H. Wainscott.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "PORTLAND / ORE."

1938-07-28

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT)

1935-07-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1936-09-14

Postmark from the back side of the Sept 18 1936 cover.
Also signed and stamped from the NMC C. H. Wainscott.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "12TH / BIRTHDAY"

1936-09-18

12th Anniversary of Commissioning.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "12TH / BIRTHDAY"

1936-09-18

Close-up view of the NMC's signature and R/S marking. NMC C. H. Wainscott.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1939-11-08

Navy Day cachet by Richard Buchwald used after the date.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "ALOHA FROM / HAWAII"

1940-11-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)

1940-12-25

Christmas label from USCS Insiders Chapter No. 55, USCS

 

Locy Type 3s "SAN / FRANCISCO"

1932-04-27

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 3s

1931-07-14

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-01-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 7

1941-09-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 7z

1942-11-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1927-11-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9v

1936-09-18

12th Anniversary of Commissioning.

 

Locy Type 9v

1942-01-15 to 1942-01-18

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1936-09-18

12th Anniversary of Commissioning.

 

Locy Type 9x "12 / YRS / OLD"

1936-09-18

12th Anniversary of Commissioning.

 

Locy Type 9x

1936-11-11

Notes:Unlisted 9x

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-89

1942-05-08

Note:

 

Locy Type SLPbs (46 x 3.5)

1939-01-01

Note:

 

Locy Type Unlisted Received

1938-12-25

Note: Christmas 1938

 

Locy Type RECD

1938-12-25

Note: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Other Information

MEDUSA earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
*Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal.

NAMESAKE - Named for one of the Gorgons of Greek mythology.

 

The following pamphlet was included in a cover dated 1934-05-30:

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

The following pamphlet is dated 1939-06-29:

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

 

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