WILLIAMSBURG AGC 369

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 as ARAS II
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 24 1941 and renamed
Designated Patrol Gunboat (PG) June 23 1941


1. USS WILLIAMSBURG PG-56
   Commissioned October 7 1941
   
   
2. USS WILLIAMSBURG AGC-369
   Redesignated General Communications Vessel (AGC) November 10 1945
   Designated as the Presidential Yacht
   Decommissioned June 30 1953
   
   Struck from Naval Register April 1 1962
   
   
3. ANTON BRUNN
   Transferred to National Science Foundation for oceanographic service and renamed
   Damaged beyond economical repair 1968 in a drydock sinking
   
   
4. WILLIAMSBURG
   Sold at auction 1968, original name restored
   Sold to a commercial concern for use as combination hotel-restaurant-museum
   Ownership transferred to the Presidential Yacht Trust
   Transferred to the USS Williamsburg Corp. April 15 1993
   
   Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy

Naval Covers

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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.

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Postmark Type --- 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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