PROTECTOR AGR 11

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.

Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship Keel Laid 31 January 1945 as the Liberty ship SS WARREN P. MARKS Launched 15 March 1945 Transferred to Shepard Steamship Co. 29 March 1945 Acquired by US Navy 1957 and renamed USS PROTECTOR YAGR-11 Commissioned 20 February 1957 USS PROTECTOR AGR-11 Redesignated (AGR) 28 October 1958 Decommissioned 28 July 1965 Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1965 Sold to All Star Metals, Brownsville, TX for scrap Scrapping completed 30 November 2005

"My Homeland Sleeps, We Guard You"

Naval Covers

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1. USS Protector YAGR-11 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
2. USS Protector AGR-11 Covers Page 1     (1964)

 

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(n+) (AGR)

1964-06-01

AGR-11

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (YAGR)

1957-03-02

YAGR-11

 

Locy Type 9fu

1957-02-20

YAGR-11. Add-on cachet. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS PROTECTOR earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A guard or guardian.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. E. M. Hinson.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name PROTECTOR - USS Protector ARS-14 and USS Protector AGR-11.

 

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