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<ol>Patrol Gunboat<br/>
<ol>Patrol Gunboat<br/>
Keel Laid March 19 1930<br/>
Keel Laid March 19 1930<br/>
Launched December 8 1930 as ARAS II<br/>  
Launched December 8 1930<br/><br/>
<li>'''ARAS''' (Private Yacht)</li>
Owned by wood-pulp magnate Hugh J. Chisholm, Jr.<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 24 1941 and renamed<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 24 1941 and renamed<br/>
Designated Patrol Gunboat (PG) June 23 1941<br/><br/>
Designated Patrol Gunboat (PG) June 23 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAMSBURG PG-56'''<br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAMSBURG PG-56'''</li>
Commissioned October 7 1941<br/><br/>
Commissioned October 7 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAMSBURG AGC-369'''<br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAMSBURG AGC-369'''</li>
Redesignated General Communications Vessel (AGC) November 10 1945<br/>
Redesignated General Communications Vessel (AGC) November 10 1945<br/>
Designated as the Presidential Yacht<br/>
Designated as the Presidential Yacht<br/>
Decommissioned June 30 1953<br/><br/>
Decommissioned June 30 1953<br/>
Struck from Naval Register April 1 1962<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register April 1 1962<br/><br/>
<li>'''ANTON BRUNN'''<br/>
<li>'''ANTON BRUNN''' (Research Vessel)</li>
Transferred to National Science Foundation for oceanographic service and renamed<br/>
Transferred to National Science Foundation for oceanographic service and renamed<br/>
Damaged beyond economical repair 1968 in a drydock sinking<br/><br/>
Damaged beyond economical repair 1968 in a drydock sinking<br/><br/>
<li>'''WILLIAMSBURG'''<br/>
<li>'''WILLIAMSBURG''' (Privately Owned)</li>
Sold at auction 1968, original name restored<br/>
Sold at auction 1968, original name restored<br/>
Sold to a commercial concern for use as combination hotel-restaurant-museum<br/>
Sold to a commercial concern for use as combination hotel-restaurant-museum<br/>
Ownership transferred to the Presidential Yacht Trust<br/>
Transferred in 1993 to Genoa, Italy, for conversion into a luxury cruise ship but those plans fell through<br/>
Transferred to the USS Williamsburg Corp. April 15 1993<br/><br/>
Laid up at the Navy wharf in La Spezia, Italy and sank at her moorings in 2015<br/><br/>
Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy
Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in March 2016
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO WILLIAMSBURG POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Washington, DC
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
1947-07-14
<br/>to<br/>
</td><td align="center" width="350">
DATE TO
[[Image:JohnGermann_Williamsburg_AGC369_19470714_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]-->
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</td><td align="center" width="120">
<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|100px]]-->
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Note:
The ship had no postal facilities.
<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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Latest revision as of 15:51, 6 July 2024

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.

    Patrol Gunboat
    Keel Laid March 19 1930
    Launched December 8 1930

  1. ARAS (Private Yacht)
    2. Owned by wood-pulp magnate Hugh J. Chisholm, Jr.
    Acquired by U.S. Navy April 24 1941 and renamed
    Designated Patrol Gunboat (PG) June 23 1941

  2. USS WILLIAMSBURG PG-56
    3. Commissioned October 7 1941

  3. USS WILLIAMSBURG AGC-369
    4. Redesignated General Communications Vessel (AGC) November 10 1945
    Designated as the Presidential Yacht
    Decommissioned June 30 1953
    Struck from Naval Register April 1 1962

  4. ANTON BRUNN (Research Vessel)
    5. Transferred to National Science Foundation for oceanographic service and renamed
    Damaged beyond economical repair 1968 in a drydock sinking

  5. WILLIAMSBURG (Privately Owned)
    6. Sold at auction 1968, original name restored
    Sold to a commercial concern for use as combination hotel-restaurant-museum
    Transferred in 1993 to Genoa, Italy, for conversion into a luxury cruise ship but those plans fell through
    Laid up at the Navy wharf in La Spezia, Italy and sank at her moorings in 2015

    Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in March 2016

 

Naval Covers

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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.

  1. Covers Page 1     (1942)

 

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
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To		 Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

USPO Slogan
Machine Postmark

Washington, DC

1947-07-14

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Williamsburg, Virginia

 

 

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