GENERAL HOYT S VANDENBERG T-AGM 10

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.

USS GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145
In Ferry Commission 1-10 April 1944
Commissioned (Full) 8 May 1944 - Decommissioned 13 June 1946

Struck from Naval Register 3 July 1946
Transferred to U.S. Army Transport Service
USAT GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR
Commissioned (Date unknown)
Reacquired by U.S. Navy 1 March 1950
USNS GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR T-AP-145
Placed In Service 1 March 1950 - Out of Service 19 September 1957
Transferred to Maritime Commission 10 July 1958 (Reserve Fleet)
Transferred to U.S. Air Force 15 July 1961
USAFS GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG (U.S. Air Force)
Converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
Reacquired by U.S. Navy 13 July 1964
USNS GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG T-AGM-10
Placed In Service 13 July 1964 - Out of Service 1983

Struck from Naval Register 29 April 1993
Sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys on May 27, 2009

Naval Covers

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General Harry Taylor Covers Page 1 (1945-46)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

USS GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR

Post Office Established 15 June 1944 - Disestablished 10 June 1946

Locy Type
2z

1945-06-26

As GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #15870)

1946-01-17

As GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145
USMC patriotic cachet by Cos-Art Covers, Louisville KY

USNS GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG

USPO
Machine Postmark

Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

1967-05-06

As GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG T-AGM-10. The ship had no postal facilities.

Other Information

GENERAL HARRY TAYLOR AP-145 received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal.

NAMESAKES -
General Harry Taylor, USA (June 26 1862 - January 27 1930)
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, USAF (January 24 1889 - April 2 1954)

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