JOSIAH WILLARD GIBBS T-AGOR 1

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.

Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender Keel Laid September 17 1942 - Launched December 20 1942 USS SAN CARLOS AVP-51 Commissioned March 21 1944 - Decommissioned June 30 1947 USNS JOSIAH WILLARD GIBBS T-AGOR-1 Converted, Renamed and Redesignated December 15 1958 Placed in Service December 18 1951 - Placed out of Service December 7 1971 Struck from Naval Register December 7 1971 HNS HEPHAISTAS A413 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece December 7 1971 Stricken by the Greek Navy April 1976

Naval Covers

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1. San Carlos Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

c1944

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Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illustration S-15

1946-03-31

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS VULCAN AR-5

1971-12-07

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Last Day of Commission of USNS Josiah Willard Gibbs T-AGOR-1 ex USS San Carlos AVP-51. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippines Liberation Medal and the Philippines Independence Medal during her Naval career.

USNS JOSIAH WILLARD GIBBS earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKES -
(SAN CARLOS) - A bay located southwest of Fort Myers, Fla., at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River.
(JOSIAH WILLARD GIBBS) - Named in honor of the 19th Century mathematician and theoretical physicist.
(HEPHAISTAS) was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan.

 

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