BEAVER ARG 19
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 (Date unknown) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA Launched November 27 1909 Sold c1911 to the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co. Purchased by the U.S. Navy on 1 July 1918 Decommissioned July 17 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Transferred August 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal Sold August 28 1950 to Boston Metals Corp. Baltimore, MD for scrap. Scrapped in 1952 |
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- USS Beaver AS-5/ARG-19 Covers Page 1 (1921-1944)
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 / Killer Bar Text |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1923-09-25 |
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As AS-5
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Locy Type |
1926-10-16 |
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As AS-5
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Locy Type |
1929-08-06 |
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As AS-5
Official Business envelope from USS S-31
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Locy Type |
1929-10-24 |
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As AS-5
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Locy Type |
1937-12-16 |
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As AS-5
Official Business
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Locy Type |
1931-07-11 |
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As AS-5
Official Business.
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Locy Type |
1931-09-19 |
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As AS-5
Return to USS S-34
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Locy Type |
1935-03-08 |
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As AS-5
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1936-02-12 |
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As AS-5
Lincoln's Birthday, cachet by James Chun ANCS #76 and Elsie Lee ANCS #219
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Locy Type |
1941-10-05 |
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As AS-5
Cachet by M. Fay Muridge
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Locy Type |
1944-01-30 |
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As AS-5
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1932-11-30 |
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As AS-5
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Locy Type |
1933-03-01 |
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As AS-5
Sailor Mail from USS S-44 SS 155
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Locy Type |
1941-02-26 |
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As AS-5
Cachet by Paul J. Gross
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Locy Type |
1929-08-05 |
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As AS-5. Postmark from the back of the cover.
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Locy Type |
1941-09-03 |
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As AS-5
Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type |
1941-06-12
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As AS-5
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Yangtze Service Medal - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
NAMESAKE - A large aquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having thick brown fur, webbed hind feet, a broad flat tail, and sharp incisors adapted for gnawing bark, felling trees, and constructing dams and underwater lodges
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