HI’IALAKAI R 334

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.

Stalwart Class Ocean Surveillance Ship Keel Laid 14 April 1984 - Launched 1 June 1984 Delivered to the Navy 21 November 1984 USNS VINDICATOR T-AGOS-3 Assigned to MSC and placed in service 21 November 1984 Placed out of service 30 June 1993 Struck from the Naval Register 30 June 1993 Transferred to the US Coast Guard 30 June 1993 USCGC VINDICATOR WMEC-3 Commissioned 20 May 1994 - Decommissioned 19 August 1994 Recommissioned 24 August 1999 - Decommissioned 1 May 2001 Transferred to NOAA October 2001 and converted to support NOAA research NOAAS HI'IALAKAI R-334 Commissioned 3 September 2004, Renamed & homeported at Honolulu, HI

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Vindicator T-AGOS-3 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) USS Spiegel Grove LSD 32

1985-12-09

N/A

As Vindicator. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Other Information

USNS VINDICATOR earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

USCGC VINDICATOR earned the Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon during her Coast Guard career.

NAMESAKE - A vindicator is someone who justifies something by providing evidence or who maintains or defends a cause against opposition.

NOAAS HI'IALAKAI ship sponsors were Margaret "Maggie" Awamura Inouye, the wife of United States Senator from Hawaii Daniel Inouye, and University of Hawaii Professor Emerita Isabella A. Abbott.

 

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