H H HESS AGS 38 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 15:15, 15 April 2024

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	<li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''</li>		<li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''</li>
	Placed In Service 1978 - Out of Service 16 January 1992<br/><br/>		Placed In Service 1978 - Out of Service 16 January 1992<br/><br/>
	[[~~OCEANOGRAPIC_UNIT_3~~ \| Oceanographic Unit 3]] operated on board this ship from March 1 1978 to September 20 1991<br/><br/>		[[OCEANOGRAPHIC_UNIT_3 \| Oceanographic Unit 3]] operated on board this ship from March 1 1978 to September 20 1991<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1992<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1992<br/>
	Laid up 1 June 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>		Laid up 1 June 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>

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	Acquired by U.S. Navy 3 March 1977<br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy 3 March 1977<br/>
	Assigned to MSTS (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Assigned to MSTS (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''<br/>		<li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''</li>
	Placed In Service 1978 - Out of Service 16 January 1992<br/><br/>		Placed In Service 1978 - Out of Service 16 January 1992<br/><br/>
	[[OCEANOGRAPIC_UNIT_3 \| Oceanographic Unit 3]] operated on board this ship from ~~03/01/78 - 09/~~20~~/91~~<br/><br/>		[[OCEANOGRAPIC_UNIT_3 \| Oceanographic Unit 3]] operated on board this ship from March 1 1978 to September 20 1991<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1992<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1992<br/>
	Laid up 1 June 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>		Laid up 1 June 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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

NCMSysop: added reference to Oceanographic Unit 3 and moved Oceanographic Unit 3 postmarks to the Oceanographic Unit 3 page

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 <li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''<br/>
 Placed In Service 1978 - Out of Service 16 January 1992<br/><br/>
 Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1992<br/>
 Laid up 1 June 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>
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 '''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''. The ship had no postal facilities.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski at 14:15, 24 May 2018

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	<td valign="top"><ol>		<td valign="top"><ol>
	H. H. Hess Class Hydrographic Survey Ship<br/>		H. H. Hess Class Hydrographic Survey Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid 10 August 1963<br/>		Keel Laid 10 August 1963 as '''SS CANADA MAIL'''<br/>
	Launched 30 May 1964 ~~as CANADA MAIL~~<br/>		Launched 30 May 1964<br/>
	Delivered to ~~Maritime Commission~~ March 12 1965 and ~~placed~~ in ~~service~~ by American Mail Lines~~<br/>~~		Delivered to MARCOM March 12 1965 and Placed in Service by American Mail Lines<br/>
	~~Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet (Date unknown)~~<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy 3 March 1977<br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy 3 March 1977<br/>
	Assigned to ~~Military Sea Transportation Service (~~MSTS) (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Assigned to MSTS (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''<br/>		<li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''<br/>
	Placed In Service 1978 - Out of Service 16 January 1992<br/><br/>		Placed In Service 1978 - Out of Service 16 January 1992<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1992<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1992<br/>
	Laid up 1 June 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet~~<br/>~~<br/>		Laid up 1 June 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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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 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>		<li><!-- [[H_H_HESS_T-AGS_38_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USNS H. H. Hess T-AGS-38 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~7		Locy Type 7
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1978-11-284		1978-11-284
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	[[Image:JohnGermann_H. H. Hess_TAGS38_1991052_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JohnGermann_H. H. Hess_TAGS38_1991052_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
			N/A
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As '''USNS H. H. HESS~~'''~~ T-AGS-38. The ship had no postal facilities.		'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''. The ship had no postal facilities.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

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	<h4>OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 3</h4>		<h4>OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 3</h4>
	Operated onboard USNS H. H. HESS from March 1 1978 to September 20 1991		Operated onboard USNS H. H. HESS from March 1 1978 to September 20 1991
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	USNS H. H. HESS earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards) and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		USNS H. H. HESS earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards) and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral Dr. Harry Hammond Hess, USN (May 24 1906 – August 25 1969).<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral Dr. Harry Hammond Hess, USN (May 24 1906 – August 25 1969).<br/>
	Hess was a geologist and United States Navy officer. Considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics. He is best known for his theories on sea floor spreading, specifically work on relationships between island arcs, seafloor gravity anomalies, and serpentinized peridotite, suggesting that the convection of the Earth's mantle was the driving force behind this process. This work provided a conceptual base for the development of the theory of plate tectonics.		Hess was a geologist and United States Navy officer. Considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics. He is best known for his theories on sea floor spreading, specifically work on relationships between island arcs, seafloor gravity anomalies, and serpentinized peridotite, suggesting that the convection of the Earth's mantle was the driving force behind this process. This work provided a conceptual base for the development of the theory of plate tectonics.
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JohnG3938 at 03:58, 24 May 2018

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	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	As '''H. H. ~~Hess~~'''. The ship had no postal facilities.		As '''USNS H. H. HESS''' T-AGS-38. The ship had no postal facilities.
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JohnG3938 at 03:38, 24 May 2018

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-<h4>USNS H. H. Hess had no Postal Facilities or Postmarks</h4>
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 <h4>OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 3</h4>

GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmarks/covers

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JonBurdett: new format

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new format

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>H. H. Hess Class Hydrographic Survey Ship<br/>
Keel Laid August 10 1963<br/>
Launched May 30 1964 as CANADA MAIL<br/>
Delivered to Maritime Commission March 12 1965 and placed in service by American Mail Lines<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet (Date unknown)<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy 1977<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38'''<br/>
Placed In Service (Date unknown) - Out of Service January 16 1990<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 5 1992<br/>
Laid up June 1 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
</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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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">
NO POSTMARKS REPORTED
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="320">
N/A
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1<br/>"OCEANO UNIT 3"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1980-06-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett oceanographicunit3 19800626 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett oceanographicunit3 19800626.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 3 operated in H. H. HESS from March 1 1978 to September 20 1991


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4) - National Defense Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral Dr. Harry Hammond Hess (May 24 1906 – August 25 1969) a geologist and United States Navy officer. Considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics. He is best known for his theories on sea floor spreading, specifically work on relationships between island arcs, seafloor gravity anomalies, and serpentinized peridotite, suggesting that the convection of the Earth's mantle was the driving force behind this process. This work provided a conceptual base for the development of the theory of plate tectonics.




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