ARCTIC AF 7

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.

Arctic Class Stores Ship
Built 1919 for United States Shipping Board (USSB) as YAMHILL
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 4 1921


1. USS ARCTIC AF-7
   Commissioned November 7 1921 - Decommissioned April 3 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 1 1946
   Transferred July 3 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal
   
   Sold August 19 1947 to Southern Shipwrecking Corp. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

1. Covers Page 1    (1931-45)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)

1933-11-02

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)

1934-06-01

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "COLUMBUS / 1492 DAY 1935"

1935-10-12

Columbus Day
Karl E. Parshall, Harry E. Whitlatch, J. L. Couse

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "NO BETTER / NAVY AFLOAT"

1935-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "NO BETTER / NAVY AFLOAT"

1935-10-27

Navy Day
Cachet by D. E., Serviced by - Byrd L. Powell and J. L. Couse

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "WISHING YOU / MERRY XMAS"

1935-12-25

Serviced by - J. L. Couse. Cachet by Norman K. Mary

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "EVER / PROTECTIVE"

1936-01-26

Serviced by - J. L. Couse
Cachet by Fred P. Anders

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "AN AMERICAN / INSTITUTION"

1936-09-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1936-10-12

Columbus Day
Postmarks also for: USS Tuscaloosa CA-37 - USS San Francisco CA-38 - USS Smith DD-378 and backstamped from Vallejo, CA / Mare Island Station

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1936-10-12

Columbus Day
C. Wright Richell
Norman K. Mary

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "DOMINANT / SEA POWER"

1936-10-27

Navy Day
USS Kingfisher AM-25
William S. Linto

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "ARMISTICE / DAY"

1936-11-11

Armistice Day
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "STEEL LINKS / TWO CITIES"

1936-11-12

Opening Day of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge. This postmark is on the back of a cover postmarked from USS Bridge AF-1 and was created by Golden Bear Crew No. 14, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1935-06-14

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "PROVISIONING / CRUISERS"

1936-05-14

Karl E. Parshall

 

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

1936-05-14

Postmark is on the back of this cover
Karl E. Parshall

 

Locy Type 3b (BC-BXT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1941-09-23

Bottom bar not visable

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-09-23

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3r (1926)

1931-04-08 to 1932-03-29

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT)

1938-05-10

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1943-04-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 9

1936-05-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-07-23

Marking from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Catalog Illustration A-35d

1936-04-01

April Fool's Day

 

Locy Type 9v

1936-04-18

Note:

 

Locy Type F "WASHINGTON / IMMORTAL / PATRIOT" USCS Catalog Illustration A-35

1936-02-22

Washington's Birthday
C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type F "H.L. ROOSEVELT / ASS'T SEC. NAVY / DIED TODAY" USCS Catalog Illustration A-35

1936-02-22

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type F "GLORIOUS / / EASTER" USCS Catalog Illustration A-35

1936-04-12

Easter

 

Locy Type F "AS THEY WERE / WE TRY / TO BE" USCS Catalog Illustration A-35

1936-04-19

Patriot's Day
hand-colored and signed by Louise M. Brown
J. L. Couse, Leonard Rogers, Crew No. 11, ANCS

 

Locy Type F "LABOR DAY" USCS Catalog Illustration A-35

1936-09-07

Note:

 

Locy Type Fake USCS Catalog Illustration CD-3b, "Eagle"

1941-08-23

Note:

 

Non-Postal Marking

1940-12-01

Notice the similarities between Walter Czubay's return address rubberstamp and USS ARCTIC's type F postmarks.

 

Non-Postal Marking

1935-10-12

U.S.N. between two thick bars

 

Non-Postal Marking

1935-12-25

U.S.S. ARCTIC between two rows of stars.

 

Non-Postal Marking

1936-04-01

U.S.N. with a Anchor

 

Non-Postal Marking

1936-10-27

U.S.N. in a Star

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - Named for the region surrounding the North Pole. It extends outward from the pole to 70° north latitude

 

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