ROMULUS ARL 22
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.
- Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship
- USS LST-962 Placed in Ferry Commission December 9 1944 - January 8 1945
- USS ROMULUS ARL-22 Commissioned (Full) May 10 1945 - Decommissioned May 12 1947
- BRP AKLAN AR-67 (Philippine Naval Service) Transferred November 1961 to the Phillipines and renamed
- BRP KAMAGONG (Philippine Naval Service) Renamed 1975
Keel Laid October 17 1944 - Launched November 15 1944
Redesignated Landing Craft Repair Ship (ARL) and named May 10 1945
Recommissioned April 2 1952 - Decommissioned June 1 1956
Struck from Naval Register October 1 1960
Retired by the Philippines 1989
Fate unknown
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 (1946-55)
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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1st Commissioning May 10 1945 to May 12 1947
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1946-06-04 |
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1946-07-20 |
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1946-11-19 |
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2nd Commissioning April 2 1952 to June 1 1956
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1952-04-21 |
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First Day Postal Service
R/S marking on the back from Desmond D. Jagyi
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1952-11-27 |
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1955-05-04 |
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Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal (retroactive)
NAMESAKE - One of the legendary twin sons of Mars and the Vestal Rhea Silvia. As infants, they were saved from the Tiber River; nursed by a shewolf; and, as young men, founded Rome.
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