MOUNT OLYMPUS AGC 8

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.

Mount McKinley Class Amphibious Force Command Ship Keel Laid 3 October 1943 as SS ECLIPSE Launched 22 December 1943 - Renamed 27 December 1943 USS MOUNT OLYMPUS AGC-8 Commissioned 24 May 1944 - Decommissioned 4 April 1956 Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1961 Sold 22 January 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mount Olympus AGC-8 Covers Page 1    (1944-1953)

 

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 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-47a (1947)

1947-01-15

Operation HIGHJUMP

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-47c (1952)

1952-01-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 (1953)

1953-11-06

From the Adam Francis collection.

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1948-03-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu (1944)

1947-01-10

Note the placement of the month and date compared to the next one.

 

Locy Type 9efu (1953)

1953-11-06

From the Adam Francis collection.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-47e

1945-09-02

Tokyo Bay Strike

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-47e (Similar)

1945-09-02

Censored WWII use, Tokyo Bay Strike. Note: Similar to Type M-47e, not listed in USCS Catalog

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-47g

1945-10-27

Tokyo Bay Strike

 

Locy Type P (9efu with "BR" removed & bars added) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-47d

1947-01-10

Operation HIGHJUMP R/S cachet.

 

Other Information

USS MOUNT OLYMPUS AGC-8 was at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

USS MOUNT OLYMPUS earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the Antarctic Service Medal, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The highest peak in the Olympic Range of Washington State, elevation 7,954.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. C. Park.

 

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