AJAX AG 15

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.

Scindia Class Collier Built 1890 Purchased by U.S. Navy 12 May 1898 USS SCINDIA (Collier) Commissioned 21 May 1898 - Decommissioned 27 May 1899 Recommissioned 23 December 1899 USS AJAX (Collier) Renamed 1 January 1901 - Decommissioned 20 July 1909 Recommissioned 1 May 1910 USS AJAX AC-14 Designated (AC) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 20 April 1921 Recommissioned 18 October 1921 USS AJAX AG-15 Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 1 July 1924 Decommissioned 8 July 1925 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) CONSUELO (Commercial Service) Sold 14 August 1925, to S.R. Paterno and ultimately went to Madrigal & Co, Manila. Renamed HUA TONG (Commercial Service) Sold in 1930 to Fernando Go Chioco of Amoy and renamed Sold or transferred in 1932 to Hua Khiow Steamship Co Ltd Scrapped in November 1933 in China

 

Naval Covers

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1. SCINDIA Covers Page 1    (1900)
2. AJAX Covers Page 1    (1919-38, 2008)

 

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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SCINDIA

 

Colombo Ceylon CDS

1900-05-21

N/A

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Recommissioned 1 May 1910 - Post Office Established 3 April 1923

 

Locy Type 1z

1919-03-26

"The Ajax was at Vladivostok during the Allied Intervention Russia from March 19 to March 23, 1919. The Ajax did not have a post office so the post office of another ship at Vladivostok was used. I believe the Type 1z cancel is the USS Brooklyn which was at Vladivostok from 23 Dec 1918 to 2 Apr 1919 and used a Type 1z. The view is American soldiers and tents at Vladivostok." Notes and scan courtesy of the Darrell Kinzler collection.

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Other Information

SCINDIA

USS SCINDIA earned the Spanish Campaign Medal and the Philippines Campaign Medal.

NAMESAKE - The Scindia, also spelled Sindhia, Sindia, or Shinde, are a prominent Maratha family in India. The dynasty was founded by Ranoji Rao Scindia.

AJAX

USS AJAX earned the World War I Victory Medal.

NAMESAKE - A Greek hero during the Trojan War, second only to Achilles' prowess and valor. The son of Telemon of Salamis and Periboea, Ajax vied with Ulysses for the arms which had belonged to the fallen Achilles. Maddened by disappointment and anger when they were awarded to the latter, Ajax slew the Greek army's flock of sheep, mistaking them for enemies. When he regained his senses and realized what he had done, he killed himself from shame and despair.

 

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