GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

2025-06-30T19:34:11Z

updated the page and added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

NCMSysop at 17:32, 5 February 2024

2024-02-05T17:32:45Z

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	<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1946,1947)</li>		<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 \| --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->     (1946,1947)</li>
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JohnG3938 at 14:19, 20 May 2018

2018-05-20T14:19:37Z

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			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9#<br/>16079 Branch
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-03-14
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JohnGermann_Gordius_ARL36_19460314_1a_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JohnGermann_Gordius_ARL36_19460314_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			The cancel was applied to a separate sheet of paper slipped inside the cover.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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JonBurdett: notes (Continuity)

2010-10-24T01:55:25Z

notes (Continuity)

New page

<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>Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship<br/>
Keel Laid as LST-1145<br/>
Redesignated Landing Craft Repair Ship (ARL)<br/>
Named October 27 1944<br/>
Launched May 7 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GORDIUS ARL-36'''<br/>
Placed in Ferry Commission May 18 - June 11 1945<br/>
Commissioned (Full) September 14 1945 - Decommissioned December 21 1955<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 1 1961<br/><br/>
<li>'''SOHRAB''' (Iranian Naval Service)<br/>
Loaned to Iran September 7 1961 and renamed<br/><br/>
Struck by Iran 1974<br/>
Sunk as target
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1946,1947)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2tnu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-09-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GORDIUS_ARL36_19470908_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GORDIUS_ARL36_19470908_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2tnu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-10-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GORDIUS_ARL36_19471012_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GORDIUS_ARL36_19471012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16079)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19460314_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19460314_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16079)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19461027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19461027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Navy Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neil_F_Nielsen_ | Neil F. Nielsen]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16079)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-03-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19470310_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19470310_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Handwritten text cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_B_Saunders_Bullard_ | B. Saunders Bullard]]. Groton CT RECD postmark on back.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16079)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-03-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19470310_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gordius_ARL36_19470310_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Close-up view of the ship's return address and cachet from the March 10 1947 cover.


<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS GORDIUS received the following awards during her Naval career- American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal.<br/><br/>'''NAMESAKE''' - In mythology, first king of Phrygia. He tied a knot, known as the Gordian Knot, so intricate that an oracle declared that he who loosed it should be master of Asia. Alexander the Great cut it with his sword.



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GORDIUS ARL 36 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

NCMSysop at 17:32, 5 February 2024

JohnG3938 at 14:19, 20 May 2018

JonBurdett: notes (Continuity)