ARGONAUT APS 1
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.
Keel Laid 1 May 1925 - Launched 10 November 1927 |
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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.
- Argonaut Covers Page 1 (1928-42)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1928-06-06 |
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As V-4
First Day of Postal Service.
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Locy Type |
1928-06-13 |
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As V-4
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Locy Type F |
1930-03-19 |
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As V-4
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Locy Type F |
1931-04-27 |
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As ARGONAUT (SF-7)
Still using "V-4" named postmark in April 1931.
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Locy Type |
1942-01-01 |
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As ARGONAUT SM-1
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Locy Type |
1932-04-10 |
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As ARGONAUT SM-1
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Locy Type |
1940-04-27 |
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As ARGONAUT SM-1
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Locy Type F |
1933-12-25 |
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As ARGONAUT SM-1
Christmas Day.
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Locy Type F |
1934-10-12 |
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As ARGONAUT SM-1
Columbus Day
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Locy Type F |
1940-12-25 |
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As ARGONAUT SM-1
Christmas Day, cachet by James Chun and Charles J. Cerrinack
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Locy Type Fx |
1940-05-06 |
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As ARGONAUT SM-1
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Locy Type Fz |
1942-10-27 |
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As ARGONAUT APS-1
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Non- |
1934-10-12 |
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No Image |
U.S.N. between two thick bars
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USPO |
1943-07-04 |
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No Image |
Memorial cover by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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USPS CDS |
1983-01-10 |
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No Image |
"On Eternal Patrol". Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
Other Information
USS ARGONAUT earned the American Defense Service Medal with "FLEET" clasp, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars
and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - The band of 50 heroes in Greek legend who sailed with Jason in the ship Argo to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name ARGONAUT - USS Argonaut APS-1 and USS Argonaut SS-475.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Philip Mason Sears, the daughter of Admiral William D. MacDougall.
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