BARNEGAT AVP 10

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.

Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender
Keel Laid October 26 1939 - Launched May 23 1941


1. USS BARNEGAT AVP-10
Commissioned July 3 1941 - Decommissioned May 17 1946
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, TX
Struck from Naval Register May 23 1958


2. KENTAVROS (Commercial Service)
Sold 1962 to a Greek cruise ship line and renamed

Scrapped 1986

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1941-43)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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Post Office Established July 23 1941 - Disestablished February 27 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Jul 29, 1941 "FIRST / DAY"

1941-07-29

First Day of Postal Service
Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

Locy Type 3 (A-OTO)

1941-12-01

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB) "BUY WAR / BONDS"

1943-10-12

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Other Information

BARNEGAT earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* North African occupation
Algeria-Morocco landings, Mehedia, Morocco, November 8-11 1942

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A bay on the eastern border of Ocean County, N.J., about 25 miles in length and separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Island Beach. The name may have been derived from a Dutch coast pilot’s note, barnde gat, meaning “inlet.”

 

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