ANTHEDON AS 24

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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.

    Aegir Class Submarine Tender
    Keel Laid 6 May 1943 - Launched 15 October 1943
    Acquired by US Navy 17 December 1943

  1. USS ANTHEDON
    Placed in Ferry Commission 17-30 December 1943
    Converted to Submarine Tender (AS)

  2. USS ANTHEDON AS-24
    Commissioned (Full) 15 September 1944 - Decommissioned 21 September 1946

    Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet
    Struck from Naval Register circa 1968-69

  3. TGC DONATHAN A-583
    Sold to Turkey 7 February 1969 and renamed

    Stricken by Turkey 1985
    Scrapped (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Anthedon AS-24 Covers Page 1     (1944-1946)

 

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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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
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Post Office Established 12 August 1944 - Disestablished 30 July 1946


 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-15

Note:


 

Locy Type
9efu

1944-11-15

Mark from back of cover


 

Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-33

1946-03-01

Note:


 

Locy Type
SLKb(n+)

Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-33

1945-12-27

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS ANTHEDON earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A Greek nymph who was honored in the name of a city in Boeotia on the shore of the Euripos Strait

 


 

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