GRAND CANYON AR 28

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.

Shenandoah Class Destroyer Tender Keel Laid November 16 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C3) hull Launched April 27 1945 Delivered to U.S. Navy May 8 1945 USS GRAND CANYON AD-28 Commissioned April 6 1946 USS GRAND CANYON AR-28 Reclassified Repair Ship (AR) March 11 1971 Decommissioned September 1 1978 Struck from Naval Register September 1 1978 Sold June 1980 to Union Minerals and Alloy Corp. New York, NY for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Grand Canyon Covers Page 1     (1949-74)

 

Postmarks

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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 FDPS 2(n)

1946-04-16

As AD-28
The "Last Day of Postal Service" (LDPS) R/S marking is in error. April 16 1946 was the "First Day of Postal Service".

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-21b

1951-05-29

As AD-28

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-21

1946-04-18

As AD-28
Cachet by Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-21a

1949-10-27

As AD-28

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1968-02-02

As AD-28

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (AR,USS)

1974-11-07

As AR-28

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Catalog Illustration G-21d

1959-08-20

As AD-28

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Catalog Illustration G-21e

1962-06-25

As AD-28

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u) (C+,USS)

1967-09-15

As AD-28

 

Locy Type 7ditn+u (USS,POW/MIA)

1971-12-29

As AD-28

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-21h

1956-12-07

As AD-28
15th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor. R/S on back from Cachetmaker Desmond D. Jagyi.

 

Locy Type 9f(n+u) (AR,USS)

1971-03-12

As AR-28

 

Locy Type 9fu (USS)

1959-08-20

As AD-28

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Battle "E" ribbon - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba) - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

NAMESAKE - A western landmark, the grand canyon of the Colorado River

 

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