HERON MSC(O) 18

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.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid January 13 1943 - Launched July 24 1943 USS YMS-369 Commissioned October 9 1943 - Decommissioned March 2 1946 Reclassified Motor Minesweeper (AMS) and named February 7 1947 USS HERON AMS-18 Recommissioned July 15 1949 USS HERON MSC(O)-18 Reclassified Coastal Minesweeper (Old) (MSC(O)) February 7 1955 Decommissioned March 21 1955 NUWAJIMA MCS-657 (Japanese Naval Service) Transferred March 21 1955 to the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Returned to U.S. Navy custody March 31 1967 Struck from Naval Register March 31 1967 Sunk as target August 15 1969 by the Japanese Maritime Staff Office

Naval Covers

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1. 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.

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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NO YMS-369 / HERON POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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Other Information

YMS-369 earned one battle star for World War II service

HERON earned eight stars for her participation in the Korean conflict

NAMESAKE - A long-necked, long-legged wading bird, indigenous to Louisiana and the vast coastal marshes

 

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