FLYER T-AG 178
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.
Keel Laid 30 October 1944 as "SS WATER WITCH" - Launched 20 December 1944 Delivered to Moore McCormick SS Line 14 March 1945 Bare-bottom charter to American South African Line, 6 July 1946, at New York Leased under a General Agency Agreement to US Lines, 22 October 1946, at New York Purchased by US Lines, 8 November 1946 at Hoboken, N.J. renamed "SS AMERICAN FLYER" Returned to the Maritime Administration 10 October 1962, re-chartered by US Lines Returned to the Maritime Administration, 14 December 1964, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Acquired by the US Navy 9 February 1965 for project "Caesar" Converted for Naval service as a Miscellaneous Auxiliary, Bathymetric Survey Ship |
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- USNS Flyer T-AG-178 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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Locy Type |
1971-11-01 |
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No Postal Facilities. "Welcome to Norfolk", cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Other Information
USS FLYER earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
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