AMPHION AR 13

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.

Amphion Class Repair Ship Keel Laid September 20 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (C3) hull Launched May 15 1945 USS AMPHION AR-13 Commissioned January 30 1946 - Decommissioned October 2 1971 Struck from Naval Register March 1 1977 CHAH BAHAR A-441 (Iranian Naval Service) Transferred to Iran October 2 1971 and renamed Sold outright to Iran March 1 1977 Sank at her berth in Bandar Abbas, Iran (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-68)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-01-08

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-07-14

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Catalog Illustration A-77

1964-03-16

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Catalog Illustration A-77a

1968-11-23

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Locy Type 2r

1958-04-07

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1962-07-31

Signature on back from Desmond D. Jagyi

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1958-04-07

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Locy Type 10(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-77b

1961-05-09

Roller cancel

 

Locy Type P [2r] "FLEXIBLE / FORCE FOR / FREEDOM"

1961-01-30

15th Anniversary

 

Locy Type P [2r] "FLEXIBLE / FORCE FOR / FREEDOM"

1961-01-30

15th Anniversary

 

Locy Type P [2t(nu) wording in bars] "NAVAL BASE / NORFOLK, / VA."

1960-11-18

R/S on back from Desmond D. Jagyi

 

Locy Type P [2t(nu) wording in bars] "NAVAL / SHIPYARD / PORTSMOUTH"

1960-12-25

R/S on back from Desmond D. Jagyi

 

Locy Type RECD [CD-R3]

1961-01-30

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Locy Type 10(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-77b

1961-05-09

Note from Capt Herb Rommel regarding the Type 10 Roller cancel

 

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Ship Data Card

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - Named for a son of Zeus and Antiope in Greek mythology

 

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