PETREL ASR 14

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.

Chanticteer Class Submarine Rescue Ship Keel Laid February 26 1945 - Launched September 26 1945 USS PETREL ASR-14 Commissioned September 24 1946 - Decommissioned September 30 1991 Struck from Naval Register October 9 1991 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet Laid up May 1 1999 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, VA Towed December 5 2003 to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1981-91)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USS Simon Lake AS 33 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-95a

1982-08-29

N/A

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - A small long-winged sea bird which flies far from land

 

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