BLUE RIDGE AGC 2

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.

Appalachian Class Amphibious Force Command Ship Keel Laid 4 December 1942 - Launched 7 March 1943 Transferred to US Navy 15 March 1943 USS BLUE RIDGE AGC-2 Commissioned 27 September 1943 - Decommissioned 14 March 1947 Struck from Naval Register 1 January 1960 Sold 26 August 1960 for scrapping

Naval Covers

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1. USS Blue Ridge AGC-2 Covers Page 1     (1943-1944)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16054)

1946-08-18

Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson

 

Locy Type 2z

1943-10-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1944-11-21

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

BLUE RIDGE earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The name given to the eastern and southeastern ranges of the Appalachian Mountains that extend south from a point near Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., across Virginia and North Carolina into northern Georgia.

 

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