TELAMON ARB 8

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Aristaeus Class Battle Damage Repair Ship Authorized as Tank Landing Ship LST-976 Redesignated Battle Damage Repair Ship (ARB) 28 April 1944 Keel Laid 5 December 1944 - Launched 10 January 1945 USS TELAMON ARB-8 Placed in Ferry Commission 5 February 1945 Commissioned (Full) 1 June 1945 - Decommissioned 20 May 1947 Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1973 Sold 1 March 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Telamon ARB-8 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15876)

1945-12-07

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Locy Type SL

1946-05-06

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS TELAMON earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for Telamon, in Greek mythology, son of the King Aeacus, who accompanied Jason as one of his Argonauts.

 

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