OGLALA ARG 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.
Built 1907 by William Cramp and Sons Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA In 1911 the ship was sold to the Maine Steamship Company and converted to passenger service Sold in 1912 to the Eastern Steamship Corporation / Eastern Steamship Lines Acquired by U.S. Navy November 9 1917 and converted from a passenger steamer to a minelayer SUNK (Aerial torpedo) in Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 Refloated 1942 Decommissioned for repairs December 29 1942 Redesignated Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship (ARG) May 21 1943 Struck from Naval Register July 12 1946 Transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission (MARCOM) and laid up in the reserve fleet at Suisun Bay, CA for almost two decades Sold November 1965 for scrap |
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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.
- Shawmut Covers Page 1 (1919-27)
- Oglala Covers Page 1 (1931-46)
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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N/A |
pre-1917 |
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No Image |
USS MASSACHUSETTS ID-1255
1st Commissioning December 7 1917 to December 29 1942
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Locy Type |
1924-02-10 |
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As SHAWMUT CM-4
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Locy Type |
1919-02-28 |
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As SHAWMUT ID-1255
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Locy Type |
1919-12-24 |
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As SHAWMUT ID-1255
Picture postcard showing Canal St. dated Dec 24 1919.
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Locy Type |
1927-04-07 |
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As SHAWMUT CM-4
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Locy Type |
1927-09-06 |
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As SHAWMUT CM-4
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Locy Type |
1927-11-02 |
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As SHAWMUT CM-4
Registered, On Piece
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Locy Type SL |
1927-11-02 |
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As SHAWMUT CM-4
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Locy Type |
1934-05-15 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1935-04-25 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1935-10-27 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Navy Day 1935 - Cachet by Philip Akeo.
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Locy Type |
1936-04-27 |
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AS OGLALA CM-4
Cover sponsor - Robert W. Matthews and Independence Crew No. 2, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1936-12-07 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1938-01-10 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1938-05-21 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1938-08-01 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
R/S cachet.
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Locy Type |
1939-01-01 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1939-06-14 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Flag Day 1939 - Cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Locy Type |
1939-04-24 |
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AS OGLALA CM-4
Cachet by - William H. Compton and Jimmie Allen
Postmarked on the back from New Bedford MA dated May 15 1939.
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Locy Type |
1941-02-10 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1931-01-24 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Cachet by Harry E. Klotzbach
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Locy Type |
1931-04-09 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1933-05-18 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1933-10-27 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Navy Day, cachet by Trans-Pacific Cover Society
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Locy Type |
1931-02-22 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
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Locy Type |
1928-10-02 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Registered Receipt
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Locy Type |
1930-01-07 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Mark becoming distorted
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Locy Type |
1930-01-07 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
Registered Official Business
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Locy Type F |
1929-12-21 |
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As OGLALA CM-4
2nd Commissioning February 28 1944 to July 11 1946
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Locy Type |
1944-08-29 |
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As OGLALA ARG-1
Sailor's mail.
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Locy Type |
1945-11-27 |
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As OGLALA ARG-1
Official Business.
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Locy Type P |
1946-06-13 |
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As OGLALA ARG-1
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Locy Type |
1936-07-08 |
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Operated in USS OGLALA
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Locy Type |
1937-06-18 |
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Operated in USS OGLALA
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USPS Pictorial |
1977-04-23 |
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35th Anniversary of refloating USS OGLALA at Pearl Harbor T.H.
Other Information
SHAWMUT
NAMESAKE - Named for a term believed to be derived from the Algonquin word Mashauwomuk referring to the region of present day Boston, Massachusetts
OGLALA
OGLALA earned 1 Battle Star for World War II service
OGLALA CM-4 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
NAMESAKE - Named for a sub-tribe of Sioux Indians, residing in the Black Hills of North Dakota
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