NEPTUNE T-ARC 2

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.

Neptune Class Cable Laying and Repair Ship
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (S3-S2-BP1) hull for the US Army Signal Corps under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2557)


1. USACS WILLIAM H.G. BULLARD (U.S. Army)
Delivered 02/1946 to the U.S. Army as a cable ship


2. USS NEPTUNE ARC-2
Acquired by the Navy and converted for naval service in 1953
Commissioned 06/01/1953 - Decommissioned 1973


3. USNS NEPTUNE T-ARC-2
Transferred to Military Sealift Command (MSC)
In service 1973 - Out of service 01/01/1991

Struck from the Naval Register 08/20/1992
Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 04/01/1998
Transfered to International Shipbreaking Limited, Brownsville, TX. 11/03/2005 for scrapping

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2 USS Georgetown AGTR-2

1964-04-12 to 1964-04-12

N/A

as USS Neptune ARC-2
Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk cachet

 

Locy Type 2 USS Neosho AO-143

1974-08-23 to 1974-08-23

N/A

as USNS Neptune T-ARC-2
Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk cachet

 

Undated

n/a to n/a

N/A

USNS T-ARC-2 Official Ship Cachet on cover

 

Other Information

Named for the Roman god of the sea
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Medal

 

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