MERCURY T-AGM 21

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.

Mission Buenaventura Class Fleet Oiler / Vanguard Class Missile Range Instrumentation Ship Laid down July 30 1943 by Marine Ship Corporation, Sausalito, California Launched October 14 1943 MISSION SAN JUAN (U.S. Maritime Commission) Delivered January 31 1944 upon completion, for charter to Deconhill Shipping Co. Transferred to Maritime Commission April 9 1946 Acquired by U.S. Navy November 21 1947 USS MISSION SAN JUAN AO-126 Designated and assigned to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) USNS MISSION SAN JUAN T-AO-126 Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service Placed Out of Service February 12 1958 Struck from Naval Register February 12 1958 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 28 1964 FLAGSTAFF T-AGM-21 Converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (AGM) April 8 1965 and renamed MERCURY T-AGM-21 Renamed September 1 1965 USNS MERCURY T-AGM-21 Placed In Service with Military Sea Transportation Service September 16 1965 Placed Out of Service October 29 1969 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register (date unknown) KOPAA (Commercial Service) Sold June 23 1970 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed Sold in February 1981 to California & Hawaii Sugar Co Sold October 1984 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USNS MERCURY T-AGM-21 Covers Page 1     (1969)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark San Pedro, CA

1950-05-18

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS MISSION SAN JUAN earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

 

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