BLUE RIDGE AGC 2

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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.

    Appalachian Class Amphibious Force Command Ship
    Keel Laid December 4 1942 as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull
    Launched March 7 1943
    Transferred to U.S. Navy March 15 1943

  1. USS BLUE RIDGE AGC-2
    Commissioned September 27 1943 - Decommissioned March 14 1947

    Struck from Naval Register January 1 1960
    Sold August 26 1960 for scrapping

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.

  1. Covers Page 1     (1943-44)

 

Postmarks

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


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #16054)

1946-08-08

Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson


 

Locy Type
2z

1943-10-20

Note:


 

Locy Type
9efu

1944-11-21
to
1944-11-30

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

BLUE RIDGE earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October 1944
* Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landings, January 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - The name given to the eastern and southeastern ranges of the Appalachian Mountains that extend south from a point near Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., across Virginia and North Carolina into northern Georgia.

 


 

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