ANTHEDON AS 24
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
- USS ANTHEDON
Placed in Ferry Commission December 17-30 1943
Converted to Submarine Tender (AS)
- USS ANTHEDON AS-24
Commissioned (Full) September 15 1944 - Decommissioned September 21 1946
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Struck from Naval Register circa 1968-69
- TGC DONATHAN A-583 (Turkish Naval Service)
Sold to Turkey February 7 1969 and renamed
Stricken by Turkey 1985
Scrapped (Date unknown)
Keel Laid May 6 1943 as Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A2) hull
Launched October 15 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 17 1943
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1944-46)
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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-11-15
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Locy Type |
1944-11-15
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type P |
1946-03-01 |
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Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - A Greek nymph who was honored in the name of a city in Boeotia on the shore of the Euripos Strait
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