MAURY AGS 16

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.

Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid 21 November 1944 - Launched 31 January 1945 USS RENATE AKA-36 Commissioned 28 February 1945 USS MAURY AGS-16 Reclassified Survey Ship (AGS) and renamed 12 July 1946 Decommissioned 19 December 1969 Struck from Naval Register 19 December 1969 Returned to Maritime Administration 26 June 1970 Sold 10 August 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Renate AKA-36 Covers Page 1     (1946)
2. USS Maury AGS-16 Covers Page 1    (1947-1968)

 

Postmarks

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

USS RENATE AKA-36

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-03-14

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Locy Type 9# (Br. #15606)

1946-03-14

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Locy Type SLst(n) (45x3)

1946-06-01

Cachet by B. Saunders Bullard. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

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USS MAURY AGS-16

 

Locy Typer 2(n)

1950-06-14

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Locy Type 2(n)

1950-09-02

5th Anniversary of V-J Day, cachet by ANCS Crew 13 USS Brooklyn

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1967-02-28

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Locy Type 2r

1956-01-12

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Locy Type 2t(nu) (USS)

1968-03-14

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1950-09-02

5th Anniversary of V-J Day, cachet by ANCS Crew 13 USS Brooklyn

 

Other Information

USS RENATE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Medal (w/ Asia Clasp) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named after the minor planet 575 Renate

USS MAURY earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Battle "E" Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 5 Campaign stars) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury, USN
        Comdr. Matthew Fontaine Maury, astronomer and hydrographer, was born in Spotsylvania County, Va., 14 January 1806. Appointed Midshipman 1 February 1825, he achieved the rank of Commander 14 September 1855. He was appointed Superintendent of the Department of Charts and Instruments in 1842, and upon the establishment of the Naval Observatory in 1844 became its first Superintendent, holding that position until his resignation in April 1861.
        Following his resignation at the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Navy, in which he attained the rank of Commodore. At the end of the war he occupied the chair of physics at the Virginia Military Institute. He died at Lexington, Va., 1 February 1873.

 

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