SHUGHART T-AKR 295

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.

Shughart Class Large Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship Built in 1980 as the commercial container ship MV LAURA MAERSK Launched (date unknown) Delivered for commercial service in June 1980 Acquired by the US Navy under long term charter (date unknown) Converted to a Shughart Class Large Medium Speed Roll on/Roll off ship at NASSCO, San Diego, CA. USNS SHUGHART T-AKR-295 Assigned to MSC 7 May 1996

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Shughart T-AKR-295 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.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Machine Postmark Hampton Roads, VA

1997-03-08

The identity of the ship comes from the ship's seal which was used as a "corner card."

 

Other Information

USNS SHUGHART has earned the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Sgt. 1st Class Randall David Shughart, US Army (August 13, 1958 – October 3, 1993).
        Shughart was a United States Army soldier of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D)/"Delta Force". Shughart was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Battle of Mogadishu on October 1993.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Stephanie Shughart, widow of the late Sgt. 1st Class Shughart.

 

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