TAGANAK AG 45: Difference between revisions

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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.

SS WAR SHELL (Cargo Ship)

USS LAKE SHORE ID-1792

OLYMPIC (Commercial Service)

USS TAGANAK AG-45

OLYMPIC (Commercial Service)

GLENTO (Commercial Service)

PILHAMN (Commercial Service)

LULU (Commercial Service)

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

TAGANAK Covers Page 1 (1943-44)

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.

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.

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

Locy Type
2z*

1943-xx-12

The ship had no postal facilities, so the cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.

Locy Type
2z

1946-02-02

The ship had no postal facilities.

Other Information

NAMESAKE - LAKE SHORE - Named after Lake Shore Minnesota

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)

NAMESAKE - TAGANAK - An island in the Philippines.

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.

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 <ol><br/>
 Cargo Ship<br/>
-Built 1917 as "SS WAR SHELL"
+Built 1917 at Toledo Shipbuilding Co., Toledo, OH<br/>
-Launched September 29 1917<br/>
+Launched September 29 1917<br/><br/>
+<li>'''SS WAR SHELL''' (Cargo Ship)</li>
 Acquired by the United States Shipping Board (USSB)<br/>
-Transferred to the US Navy for service as a mine carrier<br/><br/>
+Transferred to U.S. Navy for service as a mine carrier<br/><br/>
-<li/>'''USS LAKE SHORE ID 1792'''<br/>Commissioned January 11 1918 -
+<li>'''USS LAKE SHORE ID-1792'''</li>
-Decommissioned March 5 1919<br/>
+Commissioned January 11 1918 - Decommissioned March 5 1919<br/>
-Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register (date unknown)<br/>
-Returned to the USSB, 6 March 1919<br/><br/>
+Returned to the USSB March 6 1919<br/><br/>
-<li/>'''SS OLYMPIC'''<br/>Sold by USSB in 1923 to E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco, CA.<br/><br/>
+<li>'''OLYMPIC''' (Commercial Service)</li>
-Reacquired by the US Navy May 23 1942<br/>Taganak Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary<br/>
+Sold by USSB 1923 to E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Francisco, CA. and renamed<br/>
-<li/>'''USS TAGANAK AG-45'''<br/>Commissioned July 23 1942 - Decommissioned March 25 1946<br/>
+Official Number: 215651<br/>
-Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)<br/>
+Reacquired by U.S. Navy May 23 1942<br/><br/>
-Sold for scrapping November 15 1946, to Pillsbury and Martignoni Co., San Francisco, CA.<br/><br/>
+<li>'''USS TAGANAK AG-45'''</li>
-<li/>'''SS OLYMPIC'''<br/>Resumed her previous name and put in service November 15 1946<br/>
+Commissioned July 23 1942 - Decommissioned March 25 1946<br/>
-<li/>'''SS GLENTO''' - Resold in 1947 to the Caribbean Land & Shipping Corp., of Panama and renamed<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register 12 April 1946<br/><br/>
-<li/>'''SS PILHAMN''' - Resold in 1947 to Sven Dalen A/B, Stockholm, Sweden and renamed<br/>
+<li>'''OLYMPIC''' (Commercial Service)</li>
-<li/>'''SS LULU''' - Resold in 1954 to the Levant Shipping Co. (S.A.L.), Beirut, Lebanon and renamed<br/>
+Sold November 15 1946 to Pillsbury and Martignoni Co., San Francisco, CA. Prior name restored<br/><br/>
-Scrapped in February 1961 at Piraeus, Greece
+<li>'''GLENTO''' (Commercial Service)</li>
+Resold 1947 to the Caribbean Land & Shipping Corp., of Panama and renamed<br/><br/>
+<li>'''PILHAMN''' (Commercial Service)</li>
+Resold 1947 to Sven Dalen A/B, Stockholm, Sweden and renamed<br/><br/>
+<li>'''LULU''' (Commercial Service)</li>
+Resold 1954 to the Levant Shipping Co. (S.A.L.), Beirut, Lebanon and renamed<br/><br/>
+Scrapped February 1961 at Piraeus, Greece
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
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 </tr>
 </table>
-<p> </p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944)</li>
+<li> [[USS TAGANAK AG-45_Covers_Page_1 | TAGANAK Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-44)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
 <!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period        -->
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
+<!--  this part is commented out unless / until needed
 <hr/>
-<h4>1st Commissioning January 11 1918 to March 5 1919</h4>
+<h4>1st Commissioning [start date] to [end date]</h4>
+-->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-'''NO POSTMARKS<br/>RECORDED'''
+Locy Type<br/>2z*
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-DATE FROM
+-xx-12
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-DATE TO
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Taganak_AG45_1943xx12_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
-Postmark Image
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-Cover Image
 </td></tr></table>
-Note:
+The ship had no postal facilities, so the cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<!-- ********************************************** -->
-<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period        -->
-<!-- ********************************************** -->
-<hr/>
-<h4>2nd Commissioning July 23 1942 to March 25 1946</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->
-<!-- Type 7z* -->
+<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type 7z*
+Locy Type<br/>2z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--09-29
+-02-02
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
--09-29
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Taganak_AG45_19460202_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Taganak_AG45_19440929_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Taganak_AG45_19440929_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-This ship had no post office and the postmark is either from another ship or a shore station. The return address identifies the ship though. Censored, wartime sailor's mail.
+The ship had no postal facilities.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - LAKE SHORE - Named after Lake Shore Minnesota<br/>USS Lake Shore received the following award during her WWI Naval service - World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)<br/><br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - LAKE SHORE - Named after Lake Shore Minnesota<br/><br/>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - TAGANAK - An island in the Philippines.<br/>USS Taganak received the following awards during her WWII Naval service - Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.
+Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)<br/><br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - TAGANAK - An island in the Philippines.<br/><br/>
+Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.
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