MEDUSA AR 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.
Medusa Class Fleet Repair Ship Keel Laid January 2 1920 - Launched April 16 1920 |
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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.
- Covers Page 1 (1927-34)
- Covers Page 2 (1935-45)
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.
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1945-05-06 |
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Sailor's Mail
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1925-03-14 |
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Sailor's Mail
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1931-11-11 |
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Armistice Day 1931
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1932-12-25 |
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Christmas 1932
Cachet by Harry Ioor
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1932-12-25 |
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Close-up view of ship's SL marking on Dec 25 1932 cover.
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1933-05-30 |
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1933-10-27 |
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1933-12-25 |
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Christmas 1933
Cachet sponsored by Sarah Litton and "Fighting Bob" Evans Chapter No. 7, USCS
Signed by NMC A.A. Lopp
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1933-12-25 |
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Close-up view of ship's SL markings on Dec 25 1933 cover
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1935-05-20 |
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Cachet sponsored by The Black Cat...A favorite "hangout" for miliitary personel on Oahu
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1936-09-15 |
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Postmark from the back side of the Sept 16 1938 cover.
Also signed and stamped from the NMC C. H. Wainscott.
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1938-07-28 |
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1935-07-04 |
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1936-09-14 |
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Postmark from the back side of the Sept 18 1936 cover.
Also signed and stamped from the NMC C. H. Wainscott.
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1936-09-18 |
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12th Anniversary of Commissioning.
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1936-09-18 |
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Close-up view of the NMC's signature and R/S marking. NMC C. H. Wainscott.
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1939-11-08 |
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Navy Day cachet by Richard Buchwald used after the date.
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1940-11-06 |
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1940-12-25 |
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Christmas label from USCS Insiders Chapter No. 55, USCS
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1932-04-27 |
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Sailor's Mail
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1931-07-14 |
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1942-01-16 |
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1941-09-25 |
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1942-11-14 |
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1927-11-29 |
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1936-09-18 |
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12th Anniversary of Commissioning.
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1942-01-15
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Mark from back of cover
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1936-09-18 |
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12th Anniversary of Commissioning.
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1936-09-18 |
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12th Anniversary of Commissioning.
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1936-11-11 |
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Notes:Unlisted 9x
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1942-05-08 |
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1939-01-01 |
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1938-12-25 |
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Note: Christmas 1938
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1938-12-25 |
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Note: Cachet is thermographed.
Other Information
MEDUSA earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
*Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal.
NAMESAKE - Named for one of the Gorgons of Greek mythology.
The following pamphlet was included in a cover dated 1934-05-30:
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The following pamphlet is dated 1939-06-29:
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