VESTAL AR 4: Difference between revisions

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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.

ERIE

USS VESTAL Collier No. 1

USS VESTAL Fleet Repair Ship No. 4

USS VESTAL AR-4

Naval Covers

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USS Vestal AR-4 Covers Page 1 (1913-1944)

Postmarks

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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.

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

Post Office Established 15 September 1913 - Disestablished 15 August 1946

Locy Type 1z

1918-02-23

Fleet Repair Ship No. 4, Censored WWI use.

Locy Type 2z

1944-04-21

AR-4. Censored WWII use.

Locy Type
3 (A)

"HAMPTON /
ROADS VA"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8

1913-11-10

Fleet Repair Ship No. 4. Picture postcard of "Old Point Comfort VA".

Locy Type
3 (B)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8a

1916-03-30

As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4

Locy Type
3 (AC)

"AT /
SEA"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8b

1917-02-28

Fleet Repair Ship No. 4. Postcard use.

Locy Type
3 (AC)

" /
CALIFORNIA"

1920-02-18

Fleet Repair Ship No. 4

Locy Type
3b (B-XOO)

1916-02-10

Fleet Repair Ship No. 4

Locy Type
3b (A-OOX)

"VERA CRUZ /
MEXICO"

1914

Fleet Repair Ship No. 4

Locy Type
3r (AC)

"GUANTANAMO /
BAY CUBA"

1915-02-05

Fleet Repair Ship No. 4

Locy Type
3r (A)

"BLOCK I. /
R"

1926-06-04

AR-4. Official Business.

Locy Type
3r (AC-BBB)

"SAN PEDRO /
CALIF"

1938-07-29

AR-4. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

Locy Type
3r (A-BTT)

1939-06-15

AR-4

Locy Type 3s

1922-12-13

AR-4

Locy Type
3s (A-TTT)

"28TH /
ANNIVERSARY"

1937-10-04

AR-4. 28th Anniversary, Cachet by Frederick Horton

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

1942-03-07

AR-4. Censored. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

Locy Type 6

1931-10-30

AR-4

Locy Type
9 (with bars)

"GUANTANAMO /
CUBA"

1924-11-09

AR-4

Locy Type 9

(1925)

1925-02-24

AR-4

Locy Type 9v

(1915)

1915-02-22

AR-4. Backside of Registered cover.

Locy Type 9v

(1918-27)

1918-08-22

AR-4. Mark from back of cover

Locy Type 9v

(1937-41)

1937-12-25

AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940

Locy Type
9efw

1937-12-25

AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940

Locy Type 9x

1937-12-25

AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940

Locy Type F

"MARE ISLAND /
CALIFORNIA"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-1a

1933-02-08

AR-4. "North Bay Stamp Club" created postmark.

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8c

1940-06-16

AR-4

Locy Type F

"WASHINGTONS /
BIRTHDAY"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8d

1940-02-22

AR-4. Blue Ink.

Locy Type F

"WASHINGTONS /
BIRTHDAY"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8d

1940-02-22

AR-4. Purple Ink. Cachet by Richard Buchwald

Locy Type F

"SEATTLE /
WASHINGTON"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8d

1946-05-07

AR-4. Black Ink.

Locy Type Fz

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. V-8e

1941-06-14

AR-4. Flag Day, cachet by Jacques Minkus

Locy Type SLK

(1915)

1915-02-22

AR-4. Registered cover.

Locy Type SLK

(1937)

1937-12-25

AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940

Locy Type
SLKb
(53x8)

c1937

AR-4. Undated straightline mark

Locy Type
SLPb
(53x8)

1937-07-04

AR-4. Cachet is thermographed. The last digit of the date is illegible. 1937 is a best guess based on the known date range for this postmark.

N/A

c 1930's

N/A

AR-4. Unused "Guard Mail" envelope.

Other Information

USS VESTAL earned the Combat Action Ribbon; the Mexican Service Medal, the China Service Medal, the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a virgin—dedicated to Vesta, the Roman goddess of hearth and fire—who tended the sacred fire kept perpetually burning on her altar

Undated postcard of the ship:

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VESTAL AR 4: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:11, 23 November 2021

Contents

Ship Name and Designation History

Naval Covers

Postmarks

Post Office Established 15 September 1913 - Disestablished 15 August 1946

Other Information

Navigation menu

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 <!-- =================================== -->
 <h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
-This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
+This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
+its lifetime.
 The list is in chronological order.
-<ol><br/>
+<table width="90%">
+<tr>
+<td valign="top">
+<ol>
 Vestal Class Collier/Repair Ship<br/>
-Ordered April 17 1904 as ERIE<br/>
+Ordered 17 April 1904 as '''ERIE'''<br/>
 Renamed October 1905<br/>
-Keel Laid March 25 1907 - Launched May 19 1908<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 25 March 1907 - Launched 19 May 1908<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS VESTAL Collier No. 1'''<br/>
+<li>'''USS VESTAL Collier No. 1'''</li>
-In Service October 4 1909 - Out of Service October 25 1912<br/><br/>
+In Service 4 October 1909 - Out of Service 25 October 1912<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS VESTAL Fleet Repair Ship No. 4'''<br/>
+<li>'''USS VESTAL Fleet Repair Ship No. 4'''</li>
-Commissioned September 3 1913<br/><br/>
+Commissioned 3 September 1913<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS VESTAL AR-4'''<br/>
+<li>'''USS VESTAL AR-4'''</li>
-Designated (AR) July 17 1920<br/>
+Designated (AR) 17 July 1920<br/>
-Decommissioned August 14 1946<br/><br/>
+Decommissioned 14 August 1946<br/><br/>
-Struck from Naval Register September 25 1946<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register 25 September 1946<br/>
-Sold July 28 1950 to the Boston Metals Co. Baltimore, Md. for scrap
+Sold 28 July 1950 for scrap
-</ol>
+</ol></td>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
+[[Image:Vestal_AR4_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<p> </p>
 <h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS Vestal AR-4_Covers_Page_1 | USS Vestal AR-4 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1913-44)</li>
+<li>[[USS Vestal AR-4_Covers_Page_1 | USS Vestal AR-4 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1913-1944)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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-<h4>Post Office Established September 15 1913 - Disestablished August 15 1946</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Established 15 September 1913 - Disestablished 15 August 1946</h4>
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>1z
+Locy Type 1z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -02-23
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 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19180223_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4<br/>Censored wartime (WWI) use
+Fleet Repair Ship No. 4, Censored WWI use.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>2z
+Locy Type 2z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -04-21
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 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19440421.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Censored wartime (WWII) use
+AR-4. Censored WWII use.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19131110_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4<br/>Picture postcard of "Old Point Comfort VA".
+Fleet Repair Ship No. 4. Picture postcard of "Old Point Comfort VA".
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19170228.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4<br/>Postcard use.
+Fleet Repair Ship No. 4. Postcard use.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19200218.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
+Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19160210.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
+Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 1914.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
+Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19150205.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
+Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19260604.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Official Business.
+AR-4. Official Business.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
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 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19380729_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
+AR-4. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 [[Image:Bunter_Vestal_AR_4_19390615_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4
+AR-4
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3s
+Locy Type 3s
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -12-13
@@ Line 274: / Line 282: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19221213.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4
+AR-4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 289: / Line 297: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19371004_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>28th Anniversary, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]]
+AR-4. 28th Anniversary, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
@@ Line 304: / Line 312: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19420307.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Censored. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
+AR-4. Censored. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 311: / Line 319: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>6
+Locy Type 6
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -10-30
@@ Line 319: / Line 327: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19311030_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4
+AR-4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9 (with bars)<br/><br/>"GUATANAMO /<br/>CUBA"
+Locy Type<br/>9 (with bars)<br/><br/>"GUANTANAMO /<br/>CUBA"
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -11-09
@@ Line 334: / Line 342: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19241109_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4
+AR-4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 341: / Line 349: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9 (1925)
+Locy Type 9<br/><br/>(1925)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -02-24
@@ Line 349: / Line 357: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19250224_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4
+AR-4
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 356: / Line 364: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9v (1915-27)
+Locy Type 9v<br/><br/>(1915)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -02-22
@@ Line 364: / Line 372: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19150222_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Backside of Registered cover.
+AR-4. Backside of Registered cover.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 371: / Line 379: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9v (1918-27)
+Locy Type 9v<br/><br/>(1918-27)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -08-22
-<br/>to<br/>
--08-25
 </td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19180822 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
@@ Line 381: / Line 387: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19180822.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>
+AR-4. Mark from back of cover
-Mark from back of cover
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 389: / Line 394: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9v (1937-41)
+Locy Type 9v<br/><br/>(1937-41)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -12-25
@@ Line 397: / Line 402: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19371225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
+AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 412: / Line 417: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19371225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
+AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 419: / Line 424: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9x
+Locy Type 9x
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -12-25
@@ Line 427: / Line 432: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19371225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
+AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
@@ Line 434: / Line 439: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>F Feb 8, 1933<br/><br/>"MARE ISLAND /<br/>CALIFORNIA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-1a
+Locy Type F<br/><br/>"MARE ISLAND /<br/>CALIFORNIA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-1a
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -02-08
@@ Line 442: / Line 447: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19330208_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>"North Bay Stamp Club" created postmark.
+AR-4. "North Bay Stamp Club" created postmark.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 457: / Line 462: @@
 [[Image:Bunter_Vestal_AR_4_19400616_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4
+AR-4
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
@@ Line 472: / Line 477: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19400222_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Blue Ink.
+AR-4. Blue Ink.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
@@ Line 487: / Line 492: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19400222_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Purple Ink. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_Buchwald_ | Richard Buchwald]]
+AR-4. Purple Ink. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_Buchwald_ | Richard Buchwald]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
@@ Line 502: / Line 507: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19480507_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Black Ink.
+AR-4. Black Ink.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
@@ Line 517: / Line 522: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19410614_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Flag Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ | Jacques Minkus]]
+AR-4. Flag Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ | Jacques Minkus]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 532: / Line 537: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_19150222_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Registered cover.
+AR-4. Registered cover.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 547: / Line 552: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 19371225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
+AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============= -->
@@ Line 554: / Line 559: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>SLKb (53x8)
+Locy Type<br/>SLKb<br/>(53x8)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 c1937
@@ Line 562: / Line 567: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett vestal ar4 c1937.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Undated straightline mark
+AR-4. Undated straightline mark
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 569: / Line 574: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>SLPb (53x8)
+Locy Type<br/>SLPb<br/>(53x8)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -07-04
@@ Line 577: / Line 582: @@
 [[Image:Bunter_Vestal_AR_4_19370704_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>
+AR-4. Cachet is thermographed. The last digit of the date is illegible. 1937 is a best guess based on the known date range for this postmark.
-Cachet is thermographed. The last digit of the date is illegible. 1937 is a best guess based on the known date range for this postmark.
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
-<hr>
+<br/><hr>
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!--       GM        -->
@@ Line 590: / Line 594: @@
 c 1930's
 </td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_1930_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Vestal_AR4_1930_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|400px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 N/A
 </td></tr></table>
-As AR-4<br/>Unused "Guard Mail" envelope.
+AR-4. Unused "Guard Mail" envelope.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-VESTAL earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service<br/>*
+USS VESTAL earned the Combat Action Ribbon; the Mexican Service Medal, the China Service Medal, the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-'''[[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor]]-Midway'''<br/>
-Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941<br/>*
-'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
-April 23 to June 30 1945<br/><br/>
-The USS VESTAL earned the following awards during her Naval career- Combat Action Ribbon; Mexican Service Medal; China Service Medal; World War I Victory Medal; American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp); American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Battle stars; World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp).<br/><br/>
-For his actions on December 7 1941 at Pearl Harbor, T.H., the VESTAL's Commanding Officer, Cdr. [[CASSIN YOUNG DD 793|Cassin Young]], was awarded the '''Medal of Honor'''<br/><br/>Members of the VESTAL's Repair Department that proceeded to sea in [[SARATOGA CV 3|USS SARATOGA CV-3]] before her repairs were completed were awarded the Navy Unit Commendation along with the SARATOGA's crew<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a virgin—dedicated to Vesta, the Roman goddess of hearth and fire—who tended the sacred fire kept perpetually burning on her altar<br/><br/>
 Undated postcard of the ship:<br/>
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