DISCOVERER ARS 3 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-02-01T17:56:44Z

updated ship names section

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	Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947<br/>		Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947<br/>
	Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>		Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>
	<li>'''FELIPE LARRAZABAL R-11'''</li> <!-- Country: Venezuela -->		<li>'''FELIPE LARRAZABAL R-11''' (Venezuelan Naval Service)</li> <!-- Country: Venezuela -->
	Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947<br/>		Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947<br/>
	Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962<br/>		Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962<br/>

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	Lapwing Class Minesweeper<br/>		Lapwing Class Minesweeper<br/>
	Keel Laid June 20 1918 - Launched September 28 1918<br/><br/>		Keel Laid June 20 1918 - Launched September 28 1918<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS AUK Minesweeper No. 38'''<br/>		<li>'''USS AUK Minesweeper No. 38'''</li>
	Commissioned January 31 1919<br/><br/>		Commissioned January 31 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS AUK AM-38'''<br/>		<li>'''USS AUK AM-38'''</li>
	Designated (AM) July 17 1920<br/><br/>		Designated (AM) July 17 1920<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USC&GS DISCOVERER'''<br/>		<li>'''USC&GS DISCOVERER'''</li>
	Transferred to the US Coast and Geodetic Survey April 7 1922 and renamed<br/><br/>		Transferred to the US Coast and Geodetic Survey April 7 1922 and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS DISCOVERER ARS-3'''<br/>		<li>'''USS DISCOVERER ARS-3'''</li>
	Returned to U.S. Navy custody August 26 1941<br/>		Returned to U.S. Navy custody August 26 1941<br/>
	Reclassified Rescue and Salvage Ship (ARS) and placed in service with a civilian crew<br/><br/>		Reclassified Rescue and Salvage Ship (ARS) and placed in service with a civilian crew<br/><br/>
	Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947<br/>		Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947<br/>
	Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>		Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>
	<li>'''FELIPE LARRAZABAL R-11~~  (Venezuelan Naval Service)~~'''<br/>		<li>'''FELIPE LARRAZABAL R-11'''</li> <!-- Country: Venezuela -->
	Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947<br/>		Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947<br/>
	Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962<br/><br/>		Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962<br/>
	~~Fate unknown~~		Stricken in 1972 after grounding at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela where the hulk was still visible as of 2015.
			<!-- see: http://www.navypedia.org/ships/venezuela/ven_es_felipe_larrazabal.htm -->
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

NCMSysop: fixed history section

2020-06-05T18:22:46Z

fixed history section

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	Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947<br/>		Struck from Navy Register January 28 1947<br/>
	Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>		Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>
	<li>'''FELIPE ~~LARRAZABEL~~ R-11~~'''~~ (Venezuelan Naval Service)<br/>		<li>'''FELIPE LARRAZABAL R-11  (Venezuelan Naval Service)'''<br/>
	Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947<br/>		Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947<br/>
	Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962<br/><br/>		Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962<br/><br/>

JohnG3938 at 13:26, 4 May 2018

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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol> 
Lapwing Class Minesweeper 
Keel Laid June 20 1918 - Launched September 28 1918 
<li>'''USS AUK Minesweeper No. 38''' 
Commissioned January 31 1919 
<li>'''USS AUK AM-38''' 
Designated (AM) July 17 1920 
<li>'''USC&GS DISCOVERER''' 
Transferred to the US Coast and Geodetic Survey April 7 1922 and renamed 
<li>'''USS DISCOVERER ARS-3''' 
Returned to U.S. Navy custody August 26 1941 
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 
<li>'''FELIPE LARRAZABEL R-11''' (Venezuelan Naval Service) 
Transferred to Venezuela June 9 1947 
Decommissioned by Venezuela 1962 
Fate unknown
</ol>
 

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
<ol>
<li>Covers Page 1    (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
 

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.



   <table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From to Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



   <table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P USCS Catalog Illustration A-91
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1919
 to 
1919
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Auk_AM38_1919_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Auk_AM38_1919_1_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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.




   <table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
DISCOVERER No Known Postmarks
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1922
 to 
1947
</td><td align="center" width="220">

</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dicoverer_1935_1_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td></tr></table>
Photo taken in 1935 Aleutian Islands, AK and courtesy of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

 

<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''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 [[AUK_MSF_57_ | 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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