GRASP ARS 51 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-07-30T23:32:52Z

updated ship names section

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	Safeguard Class Salvage Ship<br/>		Safeguard Class Salvage Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid 30 March 1983 - Christened & Launched 2 May 1985<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 30 March 1983 - Christened & Launched 2 May 1985<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GRASP ARS 51'''<br/>Commissioned 16 December 1985 - Decommissioned 19 January 2006<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS GRASP ARS-51'''</li>
	<li>'''USNS GRASP T-ARS 51'''<br/>Placed In Service 19 January 2006		Commissioned 16 December 1985 - Decommissioned 19 January 2006<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USNS GRASP T-ARS-51'''</li>
			Transferred to the Military Sealift Command and Placed In Service 19 January 2006<br/><br/>
			Still active as of 2024
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

JohnG3938 at 20:14, 20 May 2018

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GregCiesielski: Added 1 marking/cover

2016-09-30T03:04:21Z

Added 1 marking/cover

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 <h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>

GregCiesielski at 03:33, 7 May 2016

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 Decommissioning, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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GregCiesielski: updated page

2016-05-07T03:21:02Z

updated page

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	<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>		<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
			its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>		<table width="90%">
	<li>USS GRASP ARS-51<br/>(Commissioned December ~~14,~~ 1985 - Decommissioned January ~~19,~~ 2006)</li>		<tr>
	</ol>		<td valign="top">
	<p>~~ ~~</p>		<ol><br/>
			Safeguard Class Salvage Ship<br/>
			Keel Laid 30 March 1983 - Christened & Launched 2 May 1985<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USS GRASP ARS 51'''<br/>Commissioned 16 December 1985 - Decommissioned 19 January 2006<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USNS GRASP T-ARS 51'''<br/>Placed In Service 19 January 2006
			</ol></td>
			<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
			[[Image:Grasp_ARS51_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
			</td>
			</tr>
			</table>
			<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| Covers Page 1]]    (1999 & 2006)</li>		<li>[[GRASP_ARS_51_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Grasp ARS-51 Covers Page 1]]    (1999-2006)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~100~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~200~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
			<hr>
			<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Hampton Roads, VA ~~233~~		USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Hampton Roads, VA
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1999-03-19		1999-03-19
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~1999-03-19~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_19990319_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~100~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_19990319_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~100px~~]]
	</td><td align="center" width="200">		</td><td align="center" width="200">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_19990319_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_19990319_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Change of Command~~<br/>~~Cachetmaker - [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		Change of Command, Cachetmaker - [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Decommissioning Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA		USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Decommissioning<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	2006-01-19		2006-01-19
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~2006-01-19~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_20060119_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_20060119_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_20060119_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_20060119_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ \|~~ Decommissioning~~]]<br/>~~[[~~Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_Page_44~~ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		Decommissioning, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~This section lists any other information~~ that ~~might be relevant to this ship~~.		USS GRASP ARS-51 earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 4 bronze stars, the Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal w/ 3 bronze stars, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
			'''NAMESAKE''' - To hold.<br/><br/>
			There have been two ships of the US Navy that have borne the name GRASP - [[GRASP_ARS_24_ \| USS Grasp ARS-24]] and USS Grasp ARS-51.
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GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

2006-09-21T19:29:08Z

added 1 cover

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>
<li>USS GRASP ARS-51<br/>(Commissioned December 14, 1985 - Decommissioned January 19, 2006)</li>
</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]]    (1999 & 2006)</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="100">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="200">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Hampton Roads, VA 233
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1999-03-19
<br/>to<br/>
1999-03-19
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_19990319_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td align="center" width="200">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_19990319_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td></tr></table>
Change of Command<br/>Cachetmaker - [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Decommissioning Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
2006-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_20060119_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS51_20060119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_Page_44 | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Decommissioning Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
2006-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="100">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS_51_20060119_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td align="center" width="200">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grasp_ARS_51_20060119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]]<br/> [[Cachet_Maker_Greg_Ciesielski_ | Greg Ciesielski]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
This section lists any other information that might be relevant to this ship.




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