JOHN BLISH AGSc 10

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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.

    PCS-1376 Class Patrol Craft Sweeper
    Keel Laid May 23 1943 - Launched September 6 1943

  1. USS PCS-1457
    Commissioned February 26 1944

  2. USS AGS-10
    Reclassified Hydrographic Survey Ship (AGS) March 20 1945

  3. USS JOHN BLISH AGS-10
    Named March 24 1945

  4. USS JOHN BLISH AGSc-10
    Reclassified Coastal Surveying Ship (AGSc) July 27 1946
    Decommissioned August 22 1949

    Sold February 10 1950 to Boston Metals Co. of Baltimore for scrap

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. PCS-1457 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
  2. John Blish Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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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.
 
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Locy Type 2z

1946-10-07

 

Other Information

PCS-1457 received four battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - John Blish USN (September 5 1860 - December 22 1921)
Blish was appointed Cadet Midshipman September 18 1875. From 1879 - 1901 he served the Navy both on the high seas and on various shore duty. On October 5 1901 he was commissioned Lieutenant Commander then served until he retired July 6 1905. Blish was appointed Commander on the retired list April 13 1911. During World War I he served in the 1st Naval District as assistant to the Commandant, and commanded the Naval Air Station at Squantum, Mass. Comdr. Blish was detached October 29 1919. In addition to his exemplary naval career, he invented the "Blish sounding tube" and the Thompson submachine gun. John Blish died December 22 1921

 


 

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