ANNAPOLIS AGMR 1

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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.

    Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier
    Keel Laid November 29 1943 as St. ANDREWS BAY
    Renamed April 26 1944
    Launched July 20 1944

  1. USS GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107
    Commissioned February 5 1945 - Decommissioned May 21 1946
    Recommissioned September 7 1951 - Decommissioned January 15 1955
    Reclassified Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry AKV-39 May 7 1959, While in reserve

    Struck from Naval Register June 1 1961
    Reinstated in Naval Register (Date unknown)

    Converted to Major Communications Relay Ship (AGMR) June 1 1963
    Renamed June 22 1963

  2. USS ANNAPOLIS AGMR-1
    Recommissioned March 7 1964 - Decommissioned December 20 1969

    Struck from Naval Register October 15 1976
    Sold November 1 1979 for scrap


Naval Covers

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  1. Gilbert Islands Covers Page 1     (1945-54)
  2. Annapolis Covers Page 1     (1964)

 

Postmarks

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Killer Bar Text

Date From
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1st Commissioning February 5 1945 to May 21 1946


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1945-12-04

As GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1945-10-27

As GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2(n)

1946-03-04

As GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107
Last Day Postal Service


2nd Commissioning September 7 1951 to January 15 1955


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2

1951-10-15

As GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107
First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
FDPS 9efu

1951-10-15

As GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107
First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
2

1954-03-17

As GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107


 

Locy Type
9efu

1953-12-16

As GILBERT ISLANDS CVE-107


3rd Commissioning March 7 1964 to December 20 1969


 

Locy Type
FDC 2(n+)

1964-03-07

As ANNAPOLIS AGMR-1
First Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1964-12-18

As ANNAPOLIS AGMR-1 Ship's cachet


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1964-12-18

Close-up view of the ship's cachet

 

Other Information

GILBERT ISLANDS

Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - An island group containing 16 atolls in the western Pacific Ocean on the equator, southeast of the Marshalls and northeast of the Solomons. On 20 November 1943 Marines made an amphibious assault on Makin and Tarawa Islands, seizing the former without difficulty, but winning Tarawa only after a 100-hour battle in which over 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded

ANNAPOLIS

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Vietnam Service Medal (7)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (19)
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - A city in Maryland located on the shores of the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay. It is the capital of Maryland and the county seat for Anne Arundel County. The United States Naval Academy is located in Annapolis.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named ANNAPOLIS - USS Annapolis IX-1, USS Annapolis PF-15, USS Annapolis AGMR-1 and USS Annapolis SSN-760.

 


 

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