DISCOVERER ARS 3
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.
- USS AUK Minesweeper No. 38 Commissioned January 31 1919
- USS AUK AM-38 Designated (AM) July 17 1920
- USC&GS DISCOVERER Transferred to the US Coast and Geodetic Survey April 7 1922 and renamed
- USS DISCOVERER ARS-3 Returned to U.S. Navy custody August 26 1941
- FELIPE LARRAZABAL R-11 (Venezuelan Naval Service) Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947
Lapwing Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid June 20 1918 - Launched September 28 1918
Reclassified Rescue and Salvage Ship (ARS) and placed in service with a civilian crew
Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947
Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal
Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962
Stricken in 1972 after grounding at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela where the hulk was still visible as of 2015.
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Postmarks
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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 P |
1919
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Postmark illustration courtesy of "The Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society."
Photo courtesy of Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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USPO Slogan |
1941-10-21 |
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The ship had no postal facilities.
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DISCOVERER |
1922
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Photo taken in 1935 Aleutian Islands, AK and courtesy of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Other Information
AUK
NAMESAKE - A diving bird native to the colder climates of the northern hemisphere
Two ships of the US Navy have been named AUK - USS Auk AM-38/Discoverer ARS-3 and USS Auk MSF-57/AM-57
DISCOVER
NAMESAKE - Discoverer Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, and Discoverer Island, a small island in that bay.
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