VIKING ARS 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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 18 October 1917 - Launched 24 August 1918 USS FLAMINGO Minesweeper No. 32 Commissioned 12 February 1919 USS FLAMINGO AM-32 Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 5 May 1922 Transferred to the Coast and Geodetic Survey, 23 January 1923 USC&GS GUIDE Renamed 1 March 1923 Returned to U.S. Navy custody 27 June 1941 Converted to a Salvage and Rescue Vessel (ARS-1) and renamed Viking VIKING ARS-1 Placed in-service, 3 January 1942, civilian manned and operated Placed out-of-service and returned by the contractor to Naval custody 17 March 1953 Struck from the Navy Register 19 April 1953 Sold for scrap 22 July 1953

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 name and/or commissioning period. 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Cancel San Pedro CA

1946-03-12

N/A

Cacheted. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - FLAMINGO - A long-legged aquatic bird.

The ships sponsor was Miss Louise Hovick.

 

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