ANTIGUA AF 17 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-07-22T04:18:42Z

updated ship names section

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	Antigua Class Stores Ship<br/>		Antigua Class Stores Ship<br/>
	Built 1931-32 - Launched (date unknown)<br/>		Built 1931-32 at Bethlehem Ship Building Corp, Quincy, MA<br/>
	Completed 1932 and delivered to United Fruit Company for commercial ~~operation~~<br/>		Launched (date unknown)<br/><br/>
			<li>'''ANTIGUA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Completed 1932 and delivered to United Fruit Company for commercial service<br/>
	Acquired by Maritime Commission December 26 1941<br/>		Acquired by Maritime Commission December 26 1941<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy December 28 1941<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy December 28 1941<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ANTIGUA AF-17'''<br/>		<li>'''ANTIGUA AF-17'''</li>
	Designated AF-17, never commissioned<br/>		Designated AF-17, never commissioned<br/>
	Returned to ~~owner May 1944~~<br/><br/>		Returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA), 25 December 1942<br/><br/>
	~~Struck from Naval Register May 26 1944~~<br/><br/>		<li>'''ANTIGUA''' (Cargo Ship)</li>
	<li>'''SS TORTUGA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		Operated by United Fruit Company under WSA contract<br/><br/>
	Sold December 1957 to a Swedish ~~Shipping~~ Line and renamed<br/>		<li>'''ANTIGUA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	~~Fate unknown~~		Returned to the United Fruit Company on 17 March 1947 and resumed commercial service<br/><br/>
			<li>'''TORTUGA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Sold December 1957 to the Swedish Salen Line and renamed<br/><br/>
			Scrapped in 1964
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

NCMSysop at 22:45, 13 January 2024

2024-01-13T22:45:47Z

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	Returned to owner May 1944<br/><br/>		Returned to owner May 1944<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register May 26 1944<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register May 26 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''~~S.S.~~ TORTUGA''' (~~Comercial~~ Service)<br/>		<li>'''SS TORTUGA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold December 1957 to a Swedish Shipping Line and renamed<br/>		Sold December 1957 to a Swedish Shipping Line and renamed<br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown

JonBurdett: added one cover

2016-05-09T21:02:31Z

added one cover

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JonBurdett: created page with one cover

2016-04-23T19:28:23Z

created page with one cover

New page

<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Antigua Class Stores Ship<br/>
Built 1931-32 - Launched (date unknown)<br/>
Completed 1932 and delivered to United Fruit Company for commercial operation<br/>
Acquired by Maritime Commission December 26 1941<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 28 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''ANTIGUA AF-17'''<br/>
Designated AF-17, never commissioned<br/>
Returned to owner May 1944<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register May 26 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''S.S. TORTUGA''' (Comercial Service)<br/>
Sold December 1957 to a Swedish Shipping Line and renamed<br/>
Fate unknown
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.

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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Purser's Mark<br/>United Fruit Company<br/><br/>New York NY Machine
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-08-01
<br/>to<br/>
1938-08-04
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett antigua 19380804.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett antigua 19380804 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As S.S. ANTIGUA<br/>
Postcard use<br/>
"Puerto Cortes - Barrio de La Laguna" (Honduras)

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO POSTMARKS<br/>REPORTED
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
POSTMARK DATE
</td><td align="center" width="350">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE'''...An island of the Leeward group of West Indies. Discovered by Columbus in 1493 and settled by English subjects from St. Christopher in 1632, Antigua is a self-governing state within the Commonwealth of Nations.




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