CORPUS CHRISTI BAY T-ARVH 1
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.
- USS ALBEMARLE AV-5
Commissioned December 20 1940 - Decommissioned August 14 1950
Recommissioned October 2 1957 - Decommissioned October 21 1960
Struck from Naval Register September 1 1962
Reinstated on Naval Register March 27 1965
- USNS CORPUS CHRISTI BAY T-ARVH-1
Transferred to Military Sealift Command (MSC) as Aircraft Repair Ship, Helicopter (ARVH)
Placed In Service January 1966 - Placed Out of Service 1973
Struck from Naval Register December 31 1974
Sold July 17 1975 for scrap
Curtiss Class Seaplane Tender
Keel Laid June 12 1939 - Launched July 13 1940
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- Albemarle Covers Page 1 (1940-57)
Postmarks
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1939-06-12 |
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Hutnick Keel Laying Cachet
1st Commissioning December 20 1940 to August 14 1950
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Locy Type |
1940-12-20 |
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Commissioning, Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1940-12-20 |
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Commissioning, Cachet by Michael Sanders
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Locy Type |
1940-12-20 |
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1950-03-10 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1947-12-25 |
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Christmas
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Locy Type |
1941-02-01 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1941-11-22 |
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Although manuscript indicates ALBEMARLE, appears as Type 3z (TTT) not carried by this ship
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Locy Type |
1941-09-02 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1945-05-15 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1942-03-04
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type |
1947-04-11 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type |
1945-05-15 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1945-05-15 |
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Note:
2nd Commissioning October 21 1957 to October 21 1960
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Locy Type |
1957-12-26 |
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Note:USCS Postmark Catalog lists Type 2t(nu) - clearly there is a hyphen in the designation (n+u)
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Locy Type |
1957-12-26 |
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Other Information
ALBEMARLE
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for a town and a Sound in North Carolina and a county in Virginia. All three were named for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original Carolina proprietors
CORPUS CHRISTI BAY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
NAMESAKE - Named after the bay of Corpus Christi, Texas
Three ships of the US Navy have been named for the city of Corpus Christi, TX or related areas.
USS Corpus Christi PF-44, USNS Corpus Christi Bay T-ARVH-1 and USS City of Corpus Christi SSN-705.
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