PONTUS AGP 20
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.
- LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship
- USS LST-201
Placed in Ferry Commission March 24 1943
Commissioned (Full) April 2 1943
- USS PONTUS AGP-20
Redesignated Motor Torpedo Boat Tender (AGP) and named August 15 1944
Decommissioned April 2 1946
Struck from Naval Register May 1 1946
Transferred November 26 1947 to Maritime Commission for disposal
Fate unknown
Keel Laid July 13 1942 - Launched March 2 1943
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).
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- LST-201 Covers Page 1 (1943)
- PONTUS AGP-20 Covers Page 1 (1945-46)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established March 10 1945 - Disestablished February 5 1946
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Locy Type |
1946-01-04 |
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As PONTUS AGP-20
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Locy Type Fz |
1945-04-12 |
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As PONTUS AGP-20
Censored Sailor's Mail
Other Information
LST-201 earned 3 Battle Stars during World War II
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Consolidation of Solomon Island
Consolidation of northern Solomon Islands, October 27 1943 to March 1 1944
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Western New Guinea operations
Designated duty in connection with motor torpedo boat operations, April 21 to November 15 1944
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Hollandia operations
April 21 to June 4 1944
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - A Latin form of Pontos, a Greek god of the sea
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