JAMESTOWN AGP 3

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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.

    Patrol Gunboat/Motor Torpedo Boat Tender
    Built 1928 as steel-hulled yacht SAVARONA
    Renamed ALDER 1929
    Acquired by U.S. Navy December 6 1940 and converted to Patrol Gunboat

  1. USS JAMESTOWN PG-55
    Commissioned May 26 1941

  2. USS JAMESTOWN AGP-3
    Reclassified Motor Torpedo Boat Tender (AGP) January 13 1943
    Decommissioned March 6 1946

    Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal September 4 1946
    Sold December 16 1946 to Balfour Gutrie

 

Naval Covers

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.

  1. Covers Page 1    (1941-43)

 

Postmarks

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.
 
>>> 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
FDPS 3

1941-09-20

As PG-55
First Day of Postal Service


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

1941-11-24

As PG-55


 

Locy Type
3z (BTB)

1943-08-30

As AGP-3

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for Jamestown, Va., the earliest permanent settlement established by Englishmen in North America

 


 

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