OZARK MCS 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.

USS OZARK LSV-2
Commissioned September 23 1944 - Decommissioned June 29 1946
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Beaumont, TX
Redesignated Mine Countermeasures Support Ship (MCS) October 18 1956, While in reserve

Struck from Naval Register September 1 1961
Transferred to MARAD for lay up in National Defense Reserve Fleet
Reacquired from MARAD June 19 1963
Reinstated on Naval Register October 1 1963
USS OZARK MCS-2
Recommissioned June 24 1966 - Decommissioned April 1 1974

Struck from Naval Register April 1 1974
Sunk as target September 1 1975

Naval Covers

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USS Ozark MCS-2 Covers Page 1 (1945-69)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning September 23 1944 to June 29 1946

Locy Type F

USCS Catalog
Illustration
O-18

1946-05-01

As LSV-2

Locy Type F

USCS Catalog
Illustration
O-18a

1945-08-30

As LSV-2
Censored Sailor's Mail. Postmark is computer enhanced for clarity.

Locy Type F

USCS Catalog
Illustration
O-18a

1945-08-30

N/A

Postmark illustration courtesy of "The Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society."

2nd Commissioning June 24 1966 - April 1 1974

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1969-05-26

As MCS-2
Apollo 10 rubber stamp cachet furnished by Morris W. Beck

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1969-07-24

As MCS-2
Apollo 11 rubber stamp cachet furnished by Morris W. Beck

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1968-03-09

As MCS-2

Locy Type
LDPS 2(n+)

1969-10-24

As MCS-2
Last Day Postal Service

Other Information

OZARK received the following awards during her Naval career - Meritorious Unit Commendation (4) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal (2).

NAMESAKE - An Indian tribe of the Quapaw confederacy living in Missouri and Arkansas.

Three ships of the US Navy have been named OZARK - USS Ozark (Monitor 1863), USS Ozark BM-7 and USS Ozark LSV-2.

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