BRIAREUS AR 12
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 BRIAREUS AR-12
Commissioned November 15 1943 - Decommissioned October 15 1946
Recommissioned September 22 1951 - Decommissioned September 9 1955
Transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD) June 7 1972
Struck from Naval Register January 1 1977
Sold November 19 1980 for scrap
Delta Class Repair Ship
Keel Laid as Maritime Commission Type (C3) hull
Launched 1941 as HAWAIIAN PLANTER
Delivered May 15 1941 to The Matson Line
Purchased by U.S. Navy February 16 1943
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1943-55)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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Post Office Established November 20 1943 - Disestablished July 1 1946
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1946-04-10 |
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1943-11-28 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
Post Office Reestablished October 24 1951 - Disestablished June 2 1955
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1951-10-24 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1953-11-25 |
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1954-05-01 |
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1955-06-02 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - A character in Greek mythology, one of the three 50-headed, 100-handed monsters that assisted Zeus to triumph over the Titans. He and his two brothers then became guards over the banished creatures. He was also known by the name Aegaeon.
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