TANNER T-AGS 40

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.

Maury Class Hydrographic Survey Ship Keel Laid February 22 1986 - Launched February 28 1989 Delivered to U.S. Navy August 31 1990 Assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS TANNER T-AGS-40 Placed In Service 1990 - Out of Service 1993 Oceanographic Unit 2 operated on board this ship from August 1989 to March 1 1993 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Struck from Naval Register October 1 1993 TS STATE OF MAINE Transferred to Maine Maritime Academy November 1 1995 and renamed

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Locy Type 2-2t ("OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 2/ FPO NEW YORK 09501-7102")

1992-05-06

OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 2 operated in USNS TANNER from August 1989 to March 1 1993

 

Other Information

USNS TANNER earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Commander Zera Luther Tanner, USN (December 5, 1835 – December 16, 1906)

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name TANNER - USS Tanner AGS-15 and USNS Tanner T-AGS-40.

 

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