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ARD-12 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock<br/> | ARD-12 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock<br/> | ||
Keel Laid 20 December 1943 - Launched in early-1944<br/><br/> | Keel Laid 20 December 1943 - Launched in early-1944<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS ARD-20'''< | <li>'''USS ARD-20'''</li> | ||
Commissioned 31 March 1944 - Decommissioned 7 October 1947<br/><br/> | |||
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet 7 October 1947<br/> | Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet 7 October 1947<br/> | ||
Withdrawn from reserve in October 1965<br/> | Withdrawn from reserve in October 1965<br/> | ||
Modernized and converted to a Bathyscaph Support Auxiliary Repair Dock<br/><br/> | Modernized and converted to a Bathyscaph Support Auxiliary Repair Dock<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS ARD(BS)-20'''< | <li>'''USS ARD(BS)-20'''</li> | ||
<li>'''USS WHITE SANDS ARD-20'''< | Recommissioned 14 September 1966<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS WHITE SANDS AGDS-1'''< | <li>'''USS WHITE SANDS ARD-20'''</li> | ||
Named and Redesignated 9 March 1968<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''USS WHITE SANDS AGDS-1'''</li> | |||
Reclassified Auxiliary Deep Submergence Support Ship (AGDS) 1 August 1973<br/> | |||
Decommissioned in the summer of 1974<br/><br/> | Decommissioned in the summer of 1974<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from the Naval Register September 1974<br/> | Struck from the Naval Register September 1974<br/> | ||
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3> | <h3>Naval Covers</h3> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 5 July 2024
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.
Keel Laid 20 December 1943 - Launched in early-1944 Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet 7 October 1947 Withdrawn from reserve in October 1965 Modernized and converted to a Bathyscaph Support Auxiliary Repair Dock Decommissioned in the summer of 1974 Struck from the Naval Register September 1974 Sold September 1, 1974 to Marine Power and Equipment, Seattle, WA Current Disposition, in service as a dry dock at Union Lake Dry Dock Co |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- USS White Sands ARD-20 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.
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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2(n+) |
1972-08-15 |
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N/A |
ARD-20
Other Information
USS ARD-20 / WHITE SANDS earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A region of white (gypsum) sand dunes in Dona Ana County in southern New Mexico.
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