THOR T-ARC 4 - Revision history

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

2022-05-05T19:10:12Z

Updated the page and added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

NCMSysop: added

2020-06-08T18:24:38Z

added </li>

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	<ol>Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>		<ol>Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid April 18 1945 - Launched June 8 1945<br/><br/>		Keel Laid April 18 1945 - Launched June 8 1945<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS VANADIS AKA-49'''<br/>		<li>'''USS VANADIS AKA-49'''</li>
	Commissioned July 9 1945 - Decommissioned March 27 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned July 9 1945 - Decommissioned March 27 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 5 1946<br/>		Struck from Naval Register June 5 1946<br/>
	Reacquired April 14 1955 by U.S. Navy<br/>		Reacquired April 14 1955 by U.S. Navy<br/>
	Converted to Cable Repair Ship (ARC) and renamed<br/><br/>		Converted to Cable Repair Ship (ARC) and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS THOR ARC-4'''<br/>		<li>'''USS THOR ARC-4'''</li>
	Recommissioned January 3 1956 - Decommissioned July 2 1973<br/>		Recommissioned January 3 1956 - Decommissioned July 2 1973<br/>
	Assigned to Military Sealift Command<br/><br/>		Assigned to Military Sealift Command<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS THOR T-ARC-4'''<br/>		<li>'''USNS THOR T-ARC-4'''</li>
	Placed In Service July 2 1973 - Out of Service April 1974<br/><br/>		Placed In Service July 2 1973 - Out of Service April 1974<br/><br/>
	Sold September 22 1977 for scrap		Sold September 22 1977 for scrap
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	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>


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

NCMSysop: copied postmarks from Vanadis page so Vanadis page can be deleted

2020-06-02T03:06:43Z

copied postmarks from Vanadis page so Vanadis page can be deleted

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 <h4>USS VANADIS</h4>
-<h4>Post Office Established June 25 1945 - Disestablished March 4 1946</h4>
+<b>Post Office Established June 25 1945 - Disestablished March 4 1946</b>
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 [[Cachet_Category_Christmas_Day_ | Christmas Day]] 1945. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============== -->
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
 <!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office  Period         -->
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
 <hr/>
 <h4>USS THOR</h4>
-<h4>Post Office Established December 29 1955 - Disestablished July 2 1973</h4>
+<b>Post Office Established December 29 1955 - Disestablished July 2 1973</b>
 <!-- ============== -->

JonBurdett: corrected link

2017-04-24T22:51:24Z

corrected link

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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[VANADIS AKA 49_Covers_Page_1 \|Vanadis Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</li>		<li>[[VANADIS AKA 49_Covers_Page_1 \|Vanadis Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</li>
	<li>[[US THOR ARC-4_Covers_Page_1 \|Thor Covers Page 1]]    (1956-67)</li>		<li>[[USS THOR ARC-4_Covers_Page_1 \|Thor Covers Page 1]]    (1956-67)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2017-04-24T22:50:11Z

added 1 mark

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	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Thor_ARC4_1_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Thor_ARC4_1_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[VANADIS AKA 49_Covers_Page_1 \|Vanadis Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</li>		<li>[[VANADIS AKA 49_Covers_Page_1 \|Vanadis Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</li>
	<li>[[US THOR ARC-4_Covers_Page_1 \|Thor Covers Page 1]]    (~~1967~~)</li>		<li>[[US THOR ARC-4_Covers_Page_1 \|Thor Covers Page 1]]    (1956-67)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from 1st ~~Commissioning~~ Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>~~1st Commissioning July 9~~ 1945 to March 27 1946</h4>		<h4>USS VANADIS</h4>
			<h4>Post Office Established June 25 1945 - Disestablished March 4 1946</h4>

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	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from ~~2nd Commissioning~~ Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>~~2nd Commissioning January 3 1956~~ - ~~Decommissioned~~ July 2 1973</h4>		<h4>USS THOR</h4>
			<h4>Post Office Established December 29 1955 - Disestablished July 2 1973</h4>

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	As THOR ARC-4<br/>Additional postmark from Boston MA dated April 15 1971.		As THOR ARC-4<br/>Additional postmark from Boston MA dated April 15 1971.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type 2r -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2r
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1956-01-27
			</td><td align="center" width="320">
			[[Image:JonBurdett thor arc4 19560127 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett thor arc4 19560127.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As THOR ARC-4
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	As THOR ARC-4<br/>Additional postmark from Boston MA dated April 15 1971.		As THOR ARC-4<br/>Additional postmark from Boston MA dated April 15 1971.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	~~<!-- ********************************************** -->~~
	~~<!-- Postmarks from 3rd Commissioning Period -->~~
	~~<!-- ********************************************** -->~~
	~~<hr/>~~
	~~<!-- this part is commented out unless / until needed~~
	~~<h4>3rd Commissioning (USNS) July 2 1973 to April 1974</h4>~~
	~~-->~~

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-02-12T00:01:23Z

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid April 18 1945 - Launched June 8 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS VANADIS AKA-49'''<br/>
Commissioned July 9 1945 - Decommissioned March 27 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 5 1946<br/>
Reacquired April 14 1955 by U.S. Navy<br/>
Converted to Cable Repair Ship (ARC) and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THOR ARC-4'''<br/>
Recommissioned January 3 1956 - Decommissioned July 2 1973<br/>
Assigned to Military Sealift Command<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS THOR T-ARC-4'''<br/>
Placed In Service July 2 1973 - Out of Service April 1974<br/><br/>
Sold September 22 1977 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Thor_ARC4_1_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>[[VANADIS AKA 49_Covers_Page_1 |Vanadis Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</li>
<li>[[US THOR ARC-4_Covers_Page_1 |Thor Covers Page 1]]    (1967)</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>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning July 9 1945 to March 27 1946</h4>




<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. #15949)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett vanadis aka49 19451225 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett vanadis aka49 19451225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As VANADIS AKA-49<br/>
[[Cachet Category Christmas Day|Christmas Day]] 1945. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15949)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-07-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett vanadis aka49 19450712 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett vanadis aka49 19450712.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As VANADIS AKA-49




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9# + SL3b(n+)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski Vanadis AKA49 19451225 1 pm2.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Vanadis_AKA49_19451225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As VANADIS AKA-49<br/>
[[Cachet_Category_Christmas_Day_ | Christmas Day]] 1945. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning January 3 1956 - Decommissioned July 2 1973</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1971-04-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Thor_ARC4_19710414_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Thor_ARC4_19710414_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As THOR ARC-4<br/>Additional postmark from Boston MA dated April 15 1971.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-03-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Thor_ARC4_19670319_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Thor_ARC4_19670319_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As THOR ARC-4<br/>Welcome to Norfolk, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1971-04-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Thor_ARC4_19710414_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Thor_ARC4_19710414_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As THOR ARC-4<br/>Additional postmark from Boston MA dated April 15 1971.





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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
VANADIS earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named after 76 Freia, a minor planet. Vanadis is an alternative name for Freia, the Norse goddess of love and beauty<br/><br/>
THOR earned two (2) Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbons, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and two (2) National Defense Service Medals during her Naval career.<br/><br/>'''NAMESAKE''' - The Norse god of thunder.



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