SEARCHER AGR 4 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 22:36, 17 February 2026

2026-02-17T22:36:29Z

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	Locy Type P<br/>[2t(n+u)~~<br/>~~with "Y" and<br/>opening paren removed]		Locy Type P<br/><br/>[2t(n+u) with "Y" and<br/>opening paren removed]
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	USS SEARCHER ~~received~~ the ~~following awards during her Naval career -~~ Navy Expeditionary Medal ~~(2) -~~ National Defense Service Medal.		USS SEARCHER earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
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GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-17T22:33:29Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship<br/>		Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid December 11 1944 as "SS James W. Wheeler~~", <br/>    a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull~~<br/>		Keel Laid 11 December 1944 as '''SS James W. Wheeler'''<br/>
	Launched January 23 1945<br/>		Launched 23 January 1945<br/>
	Delivered February 5 1945 to the Maritime Commission to be operated by <br/>    Calmar Steamship Co.<br/>		Delivered 5 February 1945 to the Maritime Commission to be operated by <br/>    Calmar Steamship Co.<br/>
	Returned to the Maritime Commission October 29 1945<br/>		Returned to the Maritime Commission 29 October 1945<br/>
	Leased to Grace Lines Inc, February 4 1947 - Returned October 1 1947<br/>		Leased to Grace Lines Inc, 4 February 1947 - Returned 1 October 1947<br/>
	Custody transferred to US Navy September 19 1954 and<br/>    converted to a Radar Picket Ship<br/><br/>		Custody transferred to US Navy 19 September 1954 and<br/>    converted to a Radar Picket Ship<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SEARCHER YAGR-4'''<br/>Commissioned April 2 1955<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS SEARCHER YAGR-4'''<br/>Commissioned 2 April 1955<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SEARCHER AGR-4'''<br/>Redesignated (AGR) September 28 1958 - Decommissioned July 1 1965<br/>		<li>'''USS SEARCHER AGR-4'''<br/>Redesignated (AGR) 28 September 1958 - Decommissioned 1 July 1965<br/><br/>
	Struck from the Naval Register July 1 1965 - Sold for scrapping May 31 1970		Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1965 - Sold for scrapping 31 May 1970
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Searcher_AGR4_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Searcher_AGR4_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
	</td>		</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]]    (~~1962~~)</li>		<li><!-- [[SEARCHER_YAGR_4_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Searcher YAGR-4 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
			<li><!-- [[SEARCHER_AGR_4_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Searcher AGR-4 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</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="~~220~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1958-10-24
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19581024_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19581024_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			From the Bob Govern collection.
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	1962-03-27		1962-03-27
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~1962-03-27~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19620327_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19620327_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19620327_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19620327_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]

GregCiesielski: added ship page and 1 cover

2008-06-27T13:46:37Z

added ship page and 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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship<br/>
Keel Laid December 11 1944 as "SS James W. Wheeler", <br/>    a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull<br/>
Launched January 23 1945<br/>
Delivered February 5 1945 to the Maritime Commission to be operated by <br/>    Calmar Steamship Co.<br/>
Returned to the Maritime Commission October 29 1945<br/>
Leased to Grace Lines Inc, February 4 1947 - Returned October 1 1947<br/>
Custody transferred to US Navy September 19 1954 and<br/>    converted to a Radar Picket Ship<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SEARCHER YAGR-4'''<br/>Commissioned April 2 1955<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SEARCHER AGR-4'''<br/>Redesignated (AGR) September 28 1958 - Decommissioned July 1 1965<br/>
Struck from the Naval Register July 1 1965 - Sold for scrapping May 31 1970
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Searcher_AGR4_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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]]    (1962)</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="220">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 P<br/>[2t(n+u)<br/>with "Y" and<br/>opening paren removed]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-03-27
<br/>to<br/>
1962-03-27
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19620327_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searcher_AGR4_19620327_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS SEARCHER received the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2) - National Defense Service Medal.



<p> </p>
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<p> </p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
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