CADMUS AR 14

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.

Amphion Class Repair Ship Keel Laid October 30 1944 - Launched August 5 1945 USS CADMUS AR-14 Commissioned April 23 1946 - Decommissioned September 14 1971 Struck from Naval Register January 15 1974 YU TAI A-521 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan April 22 1974 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cadmus AR-14 Covers Page 1     (1951-1970)

 

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) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-103

1951-05-08

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Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-103a

1962-04-24

20th Anniversary R/S cachet.

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-08-06

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-103b

1959-10-23

Welcome to Norfolk, Chinese Gunboat Republic of China (Taiwan) Gunboat CHI KIANG, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus C-103c

1968-12-05

Christmas cachet by unknown artist.

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus C-103d

1962-04-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 9eft(n+u) (USS)

1970-03-12

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Locy Type 9fu

1959-10-23

Welcome to Norfolk, Chinese Gunboat Republic of China (Taiwan) Gunboat CHI KIANG, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

CADMUS earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A character in Greek mythology, the Phoenician prince Cadmus was said to have introduced the alphabet into Greece, and founded Thebes.

 

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