COLUMBIA AG 9 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-07-12T15:17:34Z

updated ship names section

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	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Great Northern Class Transport<br/>		<ol>Great Northern Class Transport<br/>
	Built 1915 as Passenger Liner<br/>		Built 1915 at William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, PA<br/><br/>
	~~Operated~~ by Great Northern Pacific ~~Steamship Co~~.<br/>		<li>'''GREAT NORTHERN''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
			Owned and operated by Great Northern Pacific Steam Ship Company of Astoria, OR. <br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy September 19 1917 and converted to Transport<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy September 19 1917 and converted to Transport<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GREAT NORTHERN ID-4569'''<br/>		<li>'''USS GREAT NORTHERN ID-4569'''</li>
	Commissioned November 1 1917 - Decommissioned August 15 1919<br/>		Commissioned November 1 1917 - Decommissioned August 15 1919<br/>
	Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>		Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT GREAT NORTHERN'''<br/>		<li>'''USAT GREAT NORTHERN'''</li>
	Commissioned August 15 1919<br/>		Commissioned August 15 1919<br/>
	Reacquired by U.S. Navy August 8 1921<br/><br/>		Reacquired by U.S. Navy August 8 1921<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GREAT NORTHERN AG-9'''<br/>		<li>'''USS GREAT NORTHERN AG-9'''</li>
	Recommissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) August 11 1921<br/><br/>		Recommissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) August 11 1921<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS COLUMBIA AG-9'''<br/>		<li>'''USS COLUMBIA AG-9'''</li>
	Renamed November 19 1921<br/>		Renamed November 19 1921<br/>
	Decommissioned March 4 1922<br/><br/>		Decommissioned March 4 1922<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS H. F. ALEXANDER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''H. F. ALEXANDER''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold 1922 to Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. and renamed<br/>		Sold 1922 to Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. and renamed<br/>
	Reacquired by War Shipping Board 1942<br/>		Reacquired by War Shipping Board 1942<br/>
	Assigned to U.S. Army Transport Service<br/><br/>		Assigned to U.S. Army Transport Service<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT GEORGE S. SIMONDS'''<br/>		<li>'''USAT GEORGE S. SIMONDS'''</li>
	Commissioned July 26 1942 - Decommissioned 1946<br/>		Commissioned July 26 1942 - Decommissioned 1946<br/>
	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group 1946<br/><br/>		Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group 1946<br/><br/>
	~~Scrapped 1947~~		Sold for scrapping, 25 February 1948, to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, MD.
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-01-30T18:28:46Z

updated ship names section

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	Renamed November 19 1921<br/>		Renamed November 19 1921<br/>
	Decommissioned March 4 1922<br/><br/>		Decommissioned March 4 1922<br/><br/>
	<li>'''H. F. ALEXANDER'''<br/>		<li>'''SS H. F. ALEXANDER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1922 to Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. and renamed<br/>		Sold 1922 to Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. and renamed<br/>
	Reacquired by War Shipping Board 1942<br/>		Reacquired by War Shipping Board 1942<br/>

GregCiesielski at 01:41, 23 February 2019

2019-02-23T01:41:37Z

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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_GreatNorthern_ID4569_19180206_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GreatNorthern_ID4569_19180206_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Postcard cancelled with by a USPO Machine Cancel from Charleston SC. From the Jim Myerson collection.		Postcard cancelled on 7 Feb 1918 with by a USPO Machine Cancel from Charleston SC. From the Jim Myerson collection.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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GregCiesielski: Added 7 postmarks/covers

2019-02-23T01:34:57Z

Added 7 postmarks/covers

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JonBurdett: added one cover

2016-01-07T17:22:25Z

added one cover

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	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group 1946<br/><br/>		Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group 1946<br/><br/>
	Scrapped 1947		Scrapped 1947
	</ol~~></td~~>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</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>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
			<hr>
			'''S.S. GREAT NORTHERN'''
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Hilo Hawaii Duplex
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1915-07-30
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett greatnorthern tt4569 19150730.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			No Image
			</td></tr></table>
			Ship stationary (front only)
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<hr>

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	<h4>2nd Commissioning August 11 1921 to March 4 1922</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning August 11 1921 to March 4 1922</h4>
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	<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->		<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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	<br/>to<br/>		<br/>to<br/>
	DATE TO		DATE TO
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|300px]]-->		<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|300px]]-->
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Note:		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->



	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

JonBurdett: notes

2010-10-13T19:26:39Z

notes

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.
<ol>Great Northern Class Transport<br/>
Built 1915 as Passenger Liner<br/>
Operated by Great Northern Pacific Steamship Co.<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy September 19 1917 and converted to Transport<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GREAT NORTHERN ID-4569'''<br/>
Commissioned November 1 1917 - Decommissioned August 15 1919<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Army Transportation Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GREAT NORTHERN'''<br/>
Commissioned August 15 1919<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy August 8 1921<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GREAT NORTHERN AG-9'''<br/>
Recommissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) August 11 1921<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS COLUMBIA AG-9'''<br/>
Renamed November 19 1921<br/>
Decommissioned March 4 1922<br/><br/>
<li>'''H. F. ALEXANDER'''<br/>
Sold 1922 to Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. and renamed<br/>
Reacquired by War Shipping Board 1942<br/>
Assigned to U.S. Army Transport Service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT GEORGE S. SIMONDS'''<br/>
Commissioned July 26 1942 - Decommissioned 1946<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group 1946<br/><br/>
Scrapped 1947
</ol></td>
<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">
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>
</tr></table>













<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO GREAT NORTHERN / COLUMBIA POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="220">

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

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


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''GREAT NORTHERN'''<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Former name retained - A reference to the vast North American Continent<br/><br/>
'''COLUMBIA'''<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The personification of The United States of America<br/><br/>
'''GEORGE S. SIMONDS'''<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - George S. Simonds U.S. Army General<br/>
Simonds graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1899. After graduation he was assigned to the 22d Infantry. He served in the Philippines and China. He returned to West Point in 1904 as an instructor in the Department of Law. In addition from 1915 to 1917 he also taught in the Department of Tactics. When World War I began, he was sent to France as an observer. After returning to America he was assigned to the General Staff of the General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Force and returned to France again in 1917. Lieutenant Colonel George S. Simonds, Infantry, was Chief of Staff of the 2nd Corps, American Expeditionary Force. He received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for service in World War I. Simonds was promoted to Brigadier General in 1924. Brigadier General Simonds served as Chief of the War Plans Division of the War Department from September 1 1927 to September 1 1931. In 1932 he was assigned to run the Army War College. Previously he was Douglas MacArthur's chief war planner, and his appointment was made to improve the planning ability in the Army War College. Simonds was promoted to Major General in 1933. Major General Simonds served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the War Department from February 2 1935 to May 28 1936. In June 1936, Simonds took command of the Fourth United States Army and Ninth Corps; the headquarters was at the Presidio of San Francisco. General Simonds retired from the Army at San Francisco, retiring in 1938. He died 7 months later and was buried in the West Point Cemetery.



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