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<ol>Acontius Class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender<br/> | <ol>Acontius Class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender<br/> | ||
Keel Laid | Keel Laid 5 June 1943 as '''SS Cape Carthage'''<br/> | ||
Launched October | Launched 12 October 1943<br/> | ||
Acquired by | Acquired by US Navy 22 December 1943<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS ACONTIUS AGP-12'''<br/> | <li>'''USS ACONTIUS AGP-12'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned June | Commissioned 23 June 1944 - Decommissioned 22 March 1946<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register March | Struck from Naval Register 22 March 1946<br/> | ||
Sold for scrapping 12 April 1965 | |||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li><!-- [[ | <li><!-- [[ACONTIUS_AGP_12_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Acontius AGP-12 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> (DATE RANGE)</li> | ||
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | ||
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Postmark<br/>Date</th> | |||
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | ||
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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<h4>Post Office Established June | <h4>Post Office Established 1 June 1944 - Disestablished 25 January 1946</h4> | ||
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Locy Type 2tz | |||
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1945-10-03 | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Acontius_AGP12_19451003_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
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Sailors mail. Courtesy of Bob Govern. | |||
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Locy Type | Locy Type 2z | ||
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1946-03-07 | 1946-03-07 | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
ACONTIUS earned | USS ACONTIUS earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Campaign star), the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - A mythological Greek youth who lived on the island of Ceos and tricked the beautiful girl Cydippe into marrying him.<br/><br/> | |||
The ships sponsor was Mrs. J. H. Deinlein. | |||
'''NAMESAKE''' - A mythological | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 26 August 2026
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.
Keel Laid 5 June 1943 as SS Cape Carthage Launched 12 October 1943 Acquired by US Navy 22 December 1943 |
Naval Covers
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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.
- USS Acontius AGP-12 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established 1 June 1944 - Disestablished 25 January 1946
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Locy Type 2tz |
1945-10-03 |
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Sailors mail. Courtesy of Bob Govern.
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Locy Type 2z |
1946-03-07 |
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Note:
Other Information
USS ACONTIUS earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Campaign star), the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A mythological Greek youth who lived on the island of Ceos and tricked the beautiful girl Cydippe into marrying him.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. J. H. Deinlein.
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