LUZON ARG 2

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.

Luzon Class Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship
Keel Laid April 8 1943 as Maritime Commission type (EC-2-S-C1) hull
Launched May 14 1943 as SAMUEL BOWLES
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 24 1943


1. USS LUZON ARG-2
   Commissioned October 12 1943 - Decommissioned June 24 1947
   Recommissioned September 20 1950 - Decommissioned March 15 1955
   Recommissioned November 3 1955 - Decommissioned July 1 1960
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 1 1961
   Scrapped August 1974

 

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).

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.

1. Covers Page 1    (1943-55)

 

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

---

1st Commissioning October 12 1943 to June 24 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-02-27

Note:

---

2nd Commissioning September 20 1950 to March 15 1955

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-12-21

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1952-02-19

Note:

 

Locy Type 2

1953-11-30

Christmas cachet

 

Locy Type 2r

1955-01-28

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Catalog Illustration L-22a

1955-01-28

Note:

 

Other Information

LUZON earned 1 Battle Star for Korea

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - The chief island in the northern Philippines

 

---

 

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

 

---

Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum