ARCO ARD 29

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.

ARD-12 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock Keel Laid 1944 ARD-29 Placed In Service 1944 USS ARD-29 Commissioned June 23 1945 USS ARCO ARD-29 Named March 28 1967 Decommissioned November 1 1971 DRYDOCK No. 400 (Iranian Naval Service) Transferred on loan to Imperial Iranian Navy and renamed Struck from Naval Register 1977 Still shown as active as late as 2007 Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1955-67)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Naval Station, Guam

1971-05-07

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS ARCO earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal w/ one bronze star during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A town in south central Idaho. It is the seat of government for Butte County and is located near the site of the Lost River Nuclear Reactor Testing Station established in 1949.

 

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