PENOBSCOT BAY WTGB 107

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.

Bay Class 140 foot Icebreaking Tug Keel Laid - Launched July 30 1984 USCGC PENOBSCOT BAY WTGB-107 Commissioned January 4 1985

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1984-2001)

 

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.

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

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

 

USPS Type 9 "Evergreen Sta." Tacoma WA

1984-07-30

N/A

Launching, cachet by Don Abrahamson, sponsored by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 "Governors Island Br." New York NY

1985-01-04

N/A

Commissioning, Ship's crest cachet, cover prepared by Carl Ganong.

 

USPS Type 9 "Governors Island Br." New York NY

1985-01-04

N/A

Commissioning, cachet prepared by the USCG Study Group.

 

USPS Type 9 "Governors Island Br." New York NY

1985-02-13

N/A

First Day This Cachet

 

USPS Type 9 "Governors Island Br." New York NY

1985-08-19

N/A

Ship's crest cachet, Autographed

 

USPS Machine Cancel New York NY

1993-04-27

N/A

50th Anniversary of WWII, cover by Tom Morrissey

 

USPS Pictorial "Fleet Week Station" Staten Island NY

1993-05-29

N/A

50th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic

 

USPS Pictorial "Fleet Week Station" Staten Island NY

1998-05-27

N/A

Fleet Week

 

USPS Type 9 Bayonne NJ

1998-08-07

N/A

Change of Command

 

USPS Type 9 Bayonne NJ

2001-07-20

N/A

Change of Command

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Penobscot Bay originates from the mouth of Maine's Penobscot River.

 

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