WATERFORD ARD 5

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.

ARD-2 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock Keel Laid 22 September 1941 - Launched 12 March 1942 USS ARD-5 Commissioned 3 July 1943 - Placed out of commission 30 August 1946 ARD-5 Placed in service 30 August 1946 WATERFORD ARD-5 Named in 1976 Placed out of service 9 September 1997 Struck from the Naval Register 1 October 1997 Sold to Chile 10 March 1999 TALCAHUANO Renamed 30 August 1999

Naval Covers

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1. WATERFORD ARD-5 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1969-02-17

N/A

ARD-5

 

USPS Machine Postmark Groton, CT Submarine Base Station

1977-12-22

As Waterford

 

USPS Machine Cancel New London, CT

1987-10-06

N/A

Waterford ARD-5

 

Other Information

USS ARD / WATERFORD earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7 awards), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A town in Connecticut.

 

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