PROSERPINE ARL 21
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.
Keel Laid 2 October 1944 Launched 28 December 1944 as Tank Landing Ship (LST) |
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Naval Covers
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- USS Proserpine ARL-21 Covers Page 1 (1946-1951)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning 31 May 1945 to 31 May 1946
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Locy Type 2# |
1946-03-29 |
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Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert
3rd Commissioning 27 October 1950 to 24 May 1955
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Locy Type |
1950-12-07 |
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First Day Postal Service. Cachet by Henry Grimsland
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Locy Type 2 |
1951-01-16 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type 9efu |
1951-01-16 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth
Other Information
USS PROSERPINE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Latinized form of Persephone, from Greek mythology; the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Hades (Pluto) and made his wife.
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