LITTLEHALES AGSC 7
Ship Name and Designation History
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Keel Laid 17 December 1942 as PC-1388 Reclassified PCS-1388 in April 1943 Launched 17 July 1943 |
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Locy Type 2z |
1946-02-20 |
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The ship had no postal facilities, so this cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - George Washington Littlehales (14 October 1860-12 August 1943)
Littlehales was born in Pottsville, Pa., 14 October 1860, graduated from the Naval Academy 9 June 1888. He resigned from the Navy 2 years later to join the Hydrographic Office. An eminent mathematician, oceanographer, and civil engineer, Littlehales compiled many publications in navigation, terrestrial magnetism, and oceanography. He served as chairman of the Section of Physical Oceanography, American Geophysical Union, and as vice president of the Section of Oceanography, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. He was a member of the Washington Academy of Science, the Philosophical Society, and the American Society of Naval Engineers. From 1919 until retirement, Littlehales ably represented the United States at numerous hydrographic congresses and councils throughout the world.
Littlehales died 12 August 1943 at Washington, D.C.
The ships sponsor was Miss Elaine B. Wolfe.
Two ships have been named in his honor - USS Littlehales AGSC-7 and USS Littlehales AGSC-15
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