KELLAR T-AGS 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.
Keel Laid 20 November 1962 - Launched 30 July 1964 Delivered to the Navy 31 January 1969 |
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).
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- USNS Kellar T-AGS-25 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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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.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO 4-bar Postmark |
1969-07-03 |
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The ship had no postal facilities; the origin of the letter is identified by the ship's seal.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - John Gilbert Kellar (11 March 1871-20 October 1947)
Kellar graduated from Dartmouth College in 1893 and studied civil engineering at the University of Colorado in 1898 and 1899. As a civilian hydrographic engineer, he was appointed to the Hydrographic Office in 1908. Between 1908 and 1927 he served as civilian leader of ocean and coastal survey cruises and completed 15 cruises off the coasts of Panama, Cuba, and Nicaragua. Renowned for this contributions to the fields of geodesy, hydrography, and astronomy, he invented the Altitude-Azimuth Star Plotter and Identifier. In addition, he published the "Manual of Hydrographic Surveying" in 1927 and "Glossary of Cartographic Terms" in 1943. He retired in 1943 and died 20 October 1947 in Washington, D.C.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Harriet K. Pond.
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