ELTANIN T-AGOR 8

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.

Eltanin Class (Ice-breaking) Cargo Ship Keel Laid (date unknown) - Launched January 16 1957 Acquired by the Navy October 1957 USNS ELTANIN T-AK 270 Placed in service by MSTS October 1957 USNS ELTANIN T-AGOR 8 Reclassified Oceanographic Research Vessel (T-AGOR) August 23 1962 Placed out of service, (date unknown) Transferred to the MARAD ARA ISLAS ORCADES (Argentine Naval Service) Transferred to Argentine in 1974 & renamed Disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1979

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Eltanin T-AGOR-8 Covers Page 1     (1963-65)

 

Postmarks

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

 

US Army US Air Force Postal Service Machine Cancel APO 677

1960-08-08

N/A

1960 Arctic Operations cachet

 

N/A

1964-08-20

QSL card.

 

Australian CDS

1971-09-01

N/A

Paquebot mail.

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - A star in the constellation Draco.

 

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