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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Adria Class Stores Ship<br/> 
Keel Laid September 18 1944 as Maritime Commission type (R1-M-AV3) hull<br/> 
Launched November 9 1944 as FLEMISH BEND<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 31 1945 and renamed<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS BONDIA AF-42'''<br/>
Commissioned April 17 1945 - Decommissioned July 29 1946<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission July 29 1946<br/>
Reacquired from Maritime Commission and assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS BONDIA T-AF-42'''<br/>
Placed In Service July 27 1951 - Placed Out of Service April 1973<br/><br/> 
Struck from Naval Register May 1 1973<br/>
Scrapped 1974 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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 
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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS BONDIA AF-42_Covers_Page_1 |  Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-56)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Naval Commissioning April 17 1945 to July 29 1946</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>7z*
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1945-06-19
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[[Image:JonBurdett bondia af42 19450619.JPG|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bondia af42 19450619 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AF-42<br/>Censored wartime (WWII) use<br/>
Posted from another ship or station...Ship had no post office
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Locy Type<br/>F.P.O. 2<br/>San Francisco CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett bondia af42 19460327.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bondia af42 19460327 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AF-42<br/>Official Business
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<h4>MSTS Service July 27 1951 to April 1973</h4>

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Army/Air Force<br/>Postal Service<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>APO 677
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1956-10-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bondia_TAF42_19561006_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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As T-AF-42 
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Army/Air Force<br/>Postal Service<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>APO 23
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-06-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bondia_TAF42_19620609_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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As T-AF-42<br/>1962 Arctic Operations.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A large planetoid discovered in 1913.
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