LEBANON AG 2

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.

Lebanon Class Collier Keel Laid - Launched 1894 Acquired by the US Navy 6 April 1898 USS LEBANON (Collier) Commissioned 16 April 1898 - Decommissioned 15 April 1899 Recommissioned 11 August 1905 - Decommissioned 2 October 1909 USS LEBANON (Target Towing Ship) Recommissioned 1 July 1911 USS LEBANON AG-2 Designated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 6 February 1922 Sold 2 June 1922 Renamed "SS TABOGA" - Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Lebanon AG-2 Covers Page 1     (1912-1918)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2 (AC)

1912-07-29

Picture postcard from Santiago Cuba

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "TANGIER / SOUND"

1914-03-21

Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3a (AC)

1917-04-19

Manuscript "Passed by Censor". Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3rz

1918-12-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1911-11-04

On Piece. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Other Information

USS LEBANON earned the Mexican Service Medal and the World War I Victory Medal (with Atlantic Fleet clasp) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The first Lebanon retained her former name given by her original owners - The Philadelphia and Reading RR. Co., the second was named after a county in southeastern Pennsylvania.

There have been two ships of the US Navy that have borne the name LEBANON - USS Lebanon AG-2 and USS Lebanon AK-191.

 

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