SAN PABLO AGS 30

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 2 July 1941 - Launched 31 March 1942 USS SAN PABLO AVP-30 Commissioned 15 March 1943 - Decommissioned 13 January 1947 Recommissioned 17 September 1948 USS SAN PABLO AGS-30 Redesignated Survey Ship (AGS) 25 August 1949 Decommissioned 29 May 1969 Struck from Naval Register 1 January 1969 Loaned 14 September 1971 to Ocean Science Center         of the Atlantic Commission, Atlanta, Georgia Sold (Date unknown) to Margo Zahardis, Vancouver, WA. Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS San Pablo AVP-30 / AGS-30 Covers Page 1    (1943-1967)

 

Postmarks

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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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1st Commissioning 15 March 1943 to 13 January 1947

Post Office Established 1 March 1943 - Post Office Disestablished 9 January 1946

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1943-07-05

As AVP-30

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2nd Commissioning 17 September 1948 to 29 May 1969

Post Office Reestablished 15 November 1948 - Post Office Disestablished 29 May 1969

 

Locy Type FDPS 2t(nu) ("AVP")

1948-11-15

As AVP-30. First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1955-08-29

As AGS-30

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1950-01-06

As AGS-30. Cachet by Dorothy Knapp

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-11-05

As AGS-30. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (AVP)

1949-03-10

As AVP-30. Cachet by Dorothy Knapp

 

Locy Type SLb(n) (USS) (60x4)

1961-02-03

As AGS-30. Rubber stamp cachets. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

SAN PABLO AVP-30 earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

SAN PABLO AGS-30 earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - San Pablo Bay - A shallow, northern extension of San Francisco Bay in California.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. A. Hall.

 

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