ANCON AGC 4

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.

Ancon Class Amphibious Force Command Ship Keel Laid (Date unknown) for The Panama Railroad Co. Launched September 24 1938 Delivered to The Panama Railroad Co. June 16 1939 Acquired by Army Transportation Service January 11 1942 USAT ANCON Commissioned January 11 1942 Acquired U.S. Navy August 7 1942 USS ANCON AP-66 Commissioned Transport (AP) August 12 1942 USS ANCON AGC-4 Reclassified Amphibious Force Command Ship (AGC) February 26 1943 Decommissioned February 25 1946 Returned to The Panama Railroad Co. Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946 TS STATE of MAINE (Training Ship) Transferred 1962 to The Maine Maritime Academy as the schools training ship Scrapped 1973

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1939-45)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

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

S.S. ANCON

 

Cristobal C.Z. Paquebot Duplex

1939-06-29

Czubay Cachet

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Post Office Established September 21 1942 - Disestablished February 6 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15767)

1945-07-21

As AGC-4
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1942-12-29

As AP-66

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT) "TOKYO / BAY"

1945-08-29

As AGC-4
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-29

1945-10-19

As AGC-4

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-29a

1945-09-02

As AGC-4

 

Other Information

ANCON earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII)
* North Africa occupation
Algeria-Morocco landings, November 8-11 1942
* Sicilian occupation, July 9-15 1943
* Salerno landings, September 9-21 1943
* Invasion of Normandy, June 6-25 1944
Task Force 122 - Assault Force "O" - RADM Hall USN
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1 to June 3 1945

ANCON AGC-4 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal - Philippine Independence Medal

NAMESAKE - A projecting bracket that is used in classical architecture to carry the upper elements of a cornice; a console

 

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