COMPASS ISLAND AG 153

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.

Compass Island Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary (Navigational Research) Ship Keel Laid (Date Unknown) as SS GARDEN STATE MARINER Launched 24 October 1953 Acquired by U.S. Navy 29 March 1956 USS COMPASS ISLAND EAG-153 Commissioned Experimental Miscellaneous Auxiliary (EAG) 3 December 1956 USS COMPASS ISLAND AG-153 Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 1 April 1968 Decommissioned 1 May 1980 Struck from Naval Register 1 October 1981 Permanent title transfer to MARAD 9 April 1993

Naval Covers

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1. USS Compass Island EAG-153 / AG-153 Covers Page 1     (1958-1967)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established 3 December 1956 - Disestablished 19 March 1980

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-127a

1967-10-28

EAG-153

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS,AG-153)

1974-02-21

AG-153. Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-127b

1958-02-21

As EAG-153

 

Locy Type 9f(nu) (USS)

1972-09-02

AG-153.

 

Locy Type 9fu (N. Y.)

1958-01-29 to 1958-02-03

As EAG-153

 

Other Information

COMPASS ISLAND earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An island in Penobscot Bay off the coast of Maine.

 

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