APOLLO AS 25

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.

Aegir Class Submarine Tender Keel Laid June 24 1943 - Launched November 6 1943 Acquired by U.S. Navy December 31 1943 USS APOLLO AS-25 Placed in Reduced Commission December 31 1943 - January 14 1944 for conversion Commissioned (Full) September 29 1944 - Decommissioned February 12 1947 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1963 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Sold 1974 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

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

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Post Office Established September 15 1944 - Disestablished June 28 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-04-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n) (used after POD)

1946-10

Post office deactivated 1946-06-28

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-04-13

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-05-30

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type P [2(n) with NAVY DAY / 1945 in bars]

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for the Greek god of youth, manly beauty, music, and song. He was also the god of prophecy whose oracle was located at Delphi

 

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