MALLARD ASR 4

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 25 May 1918 - Launched 17 December 1918 USS MALLARD Minesweeper No. 44 Commissioned 25 June 1919 USS MALLARD AM-44 Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 USS MALLARD ASR-4 Reclassified Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR) 12 September 1929 Decommissioned 10 December 1947 Sunk 22 May 1947 as target by USS PIPER SS-409

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mallard ASR-4 Covers Page 1    (1929-1944)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-27

ASR-4. Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TTT) "BALBOA / CANAL ZONE"

1937-05-30

ASR-4. Memorial Day, cachet by William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE"

1939-08-29

ASR-4

 

Locy Type 3r (A)

1929-04-07

AM-44

 

Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "MT. HOPE / CANAL ZONE"

1938-10-12

ASR-4. Columbus Day cachet by Myron F. McCamley. Signed by the Naval Mail Clerk Evans

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1941-08-02

ASR-4. Manuscript ship's name on front

 

Locy Type 5hks "HELLO / MIAMI"

1933-05-07

ASR-4, Port Visit to Miami Florida, cachet by Miami Philatelic Society

 

Locy Type 5ahks "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE"

1937-12-31

ASR-4

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N/A

1941-06-04

ASR-4. Sailor Mail originating from the Galapagos Island Post Office Bay.

 

Other Information

USS MALLARD earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The common wild duck, Anas platyrhynches, of either sex, of the Northern Hemisphere. The domestic ducks are descended from it.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Harry R. Brayton, wife of LTJG Harry Reave Brayton, USN, the commanding officer at commissioning.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named MALLARD - USS Mallard ASR-4 and USS Mallard AMCU-30.

 

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