BOWDITCH AGS 4
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.
-
Built 1929 as Passenger Ship SANTA INEZ
- USS BOWDITCH AG-30
Placed in Temporary Commission March 12 1940 for conversion
Commissioned (Full) Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) July 1 1940
- USS BOWDITCH AGS-4
Redesignated Survey Ship (AGS) December 11 1943
Decommissioned January 31 1947
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Transferred June 9 1948 to Maritime Commission for disposal
Fate unknown
Purchased by U.S. Navy March 4 1940 and renamed
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
- Bowditch Covers Page 1 (1940-47)
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.
|
Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
|---|
Post office established May 1 1940 - Disestablished January 13 1947
|
Locy Type |
1940-05-09 |
 |
 |
As AG-30
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
|
Locy Type |
1940-05-09 |
 |
 |
As AG-30
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Al Cohen
|
Locy Type |
1940-05-09 |
 |
 |
As AG-30
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
|
Locy Type |
1940-05-09 |
 |
 |
First Day Postal Service
|
Locy Type |
1940-05-09 |
 |
|
First Day Postal Service
|
Locy Type |
1940-05-09 |
 |
|
First Day Postal Service
|
Locy Type |
1945-09-20 |
 |
 |
As AGS-4
|
Locy Type |
1941-02-05 |
 |
 |
As AG-30
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
|
Locy Type |
1943-10-22 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1940-05-30 |
 |
 |
As AG-30
Memorial Day, cachet by George Neumann
|
Locy Type |
1947-01-31 |
 |
 |
As AGS-4
Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
BOWDITCH earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII service
*
Marshall Islands operations
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, February 4 1944
*
Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, July 21 to August 10 1944
*
Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March 28 to June 30 1945
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
NAMESAKE - Nathaniel Bowditch (March 26 1773 - March 16 1838)
An astronomer and navigator, he published the first edition of his The New American Practical Navigator in 1802. He as the author of numerous other scientific works including a translation and commentary on Laplace's classic Mecanique Celeste. He died in Boston, Mass., March 16 1838
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum