LIBERTY AGTR 5 - Revision history

JonBurdett: link correction

2017-02-22T19:29:12Z

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	<li>[[USS LIBERTY ~~AGTS~~-5_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1966)</li>		<li>[[USS LIBERTY AGTR-5_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1966)</li>
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2017-02-22T19:28:30Z

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	Belmont Class Technical Research Ship<br/>		Belmont Class Technical Research Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid February 23 1945 as "SS ~~Simmons Victory~~" a Maritime~~<br/>~~Commission type (VC2-S-AP3) hull<br/>		Keel Laid February 23 1945 as "SS SIMMONS VICTORY" Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP3) hull<br/>
	Launched (date unknown) - Acquired by ~~the~~ US Navy in February 1963<br/>		Launched (date unknown)<br/>
	Converted to a Miscellaneous Auxiliary, (Technical Research Ship) and<br/>~~named "Liberty AG-168" June 8 1963~~<br/><br/>		Acquired by US Navy February 1963<br/>
	<li>'''USS LIBERTY AGTR-5'''<br/>~~Reclassified Technical Research Ship (AGTR) April 1 1964<br/>~~ Commissioned December 30 1964<br/>		Converted to Miscellaneous Auxiliary, (Technical Research Ship AG-168) and renamed June 8 1963<br/>
	Attacked and damaged by Israeli forces June 8 1967, 34 killed, 171 wounded.<br/>		Reclassified Technical Research Ship (AGTR) April 1 1964<br/><br/>
	Decommissioned June 28 1968<br/>		<li>'''USS LIBERTY AGTR-5'''<br/>
	Struck from ~~the~~ Naval Register June 28 1968 - Sold for ~~scrapping in 1973~~		Commissioned December 30 1964<br/>
			Attacked and damaged by Israeli forces June 8 1967, 34 killed, 171 wounded<br/>
			Decommissioned June 28 1968<br/><br/>
			Struck from Naval Register June 28 1968<br/>
			Sold 1973 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Liberty_AGTR5_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Liberty_AGTR5_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	<li>[[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| Covers Page 1]]    (~~1965~~)</li>		<li>[[USS LIBERTY AGTS-5_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1966)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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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="~~220~~">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>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type FDPS 2(n+~~)(USS~~) -->		<!-- Type FDPS 2(n+) -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2(n+~~)<br/>(USS~~)		Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2(n+)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1965-01-15~~		1965-01-15
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1965-01-15		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Liberty_AGTR5_19650115_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Liberty_AGTR5_19650115_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Liberty_AGTR5_19650115_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Liberty_AGTR5_19650115_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			First Day Postal Service
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type 2(n+)(USS) -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/> 2(n+) (USS)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1966-04-09
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett liberty agtr5 19660409 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett liberty agtr5 19660409.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Note:		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: added ship page and 1 cover

2008-06-24T20:26:58Z

added ship page and 1 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>
Belmont Class Technical Research Ship<br/>
Keel Laid February 23 1945 as "SS Simmons Victory" a Maritime<br/>Commission type (VC2-S-AP3) hull<br/>
Launched (date unknown) - Acquired by the US Navy in February 1963<br/>
Converted to a Miscellaneous Auxiliary, (Technical Research Ship) and<br/>named "Liberty AG-168" June 8 1963<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LIBERTY AGTR-5'''<br/>Reclassified Technical Research Ship (AGTR) April 1 1964<br/> Commissioned December 30 1964<br/>
Attacked and damaged by Israeli forces June 8 1967, 34 killed, 171 wounded.<br/>
Decommissioned June 28 1968<br/>
Struck from the Naval Register June 28 1968 - Sold for scrapping in 1973
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Liberty_AGTR5_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</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 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
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1965)</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 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.
<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="220">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">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2(n+)<br/>(USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-01-15
<br/>to<br/>
1965-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Liberty_AGTR5_19650115_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Liberty_AGTR5_19650115_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
A Memorial To Those Who Sail In Harms Way - The Attack on USS Liberty<br/>
The following summary is from the jacket of the book, Assault on the Liberty by James M. Ennes, Jr.; Random House, New York, 1979<br/>
    In June 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS LIBERTY, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. The attack was preceded by more than six-hours of intense low-level surveillance by Israel photo-reconnaissance aircraft, which buzzed the intelligence ship thirteen times, sometimes flying as low as 200 feet directly overhead. The carefully orchestrated assault that followed was initiated by high-performance jet aircraft, and was followed up by slower and more maneuverable jets carrying napalm, and was finally turned over to lethal torpedo boats, which blasted a forty-foot hole in the ship's side.<br/>
    The attack lasted more two hours-killing 34 Americans and wounding 171 others-and inflicted 821 rocket and machine-gun holes in the ship. And when the LIBERTY stubbornly remained afloat despite her damage, Israeli forces machine-gunned her life rafts and sent troop-carrying helicopters to finish the job. At this point, with Sixth Fleet rescue aircraft finally enroute, the government of Israel apologized and the attacking forces suddenly withdrew. Only then did the identity of the assailants become known.<br/><br/>
USS Liberty was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and Captain McGonagle, the Commanding Officer, received the Medal of Honor. Two hundred and five Purple Hearts were also presented to the crew members killed or wounded.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The quality or state of being free which was the dominant ideal and aspiration of the American patriots during the Revolutionary War.<br/><br/>Three ships of the US Navy have been named LIBERTY - USS Liberty (Schooner 1775), USS Liberty (Animal Transport 1918) and USS Liberty AGTR-5.



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