CHICKADEE AM 59

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.

Auk Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid August 21 1941 - Launched July 20 1942


1. USS CHICKADEE AM-59
   Commissioned November 9 1942 - Decommissioned May 15 1946
   Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) February 7 1955, While in reserve
   
   
2. ROU COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL MSF-1 (Uruguayan Naval Service)
   Transferred to Uruguay August 18 1966
   
   Struck from Navy Register August 1 1976
   
   
3. ROU COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL MS-31 (Uruguayan Naval Service)
   Redesignated (MS) (Date unknown)
   
   
4. ROU COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL C-4 (Uruguayan Naval Service)
   Reclassified Corvette (C) November 23 1979
   
   
5. ROU COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL A-24 (Uruguayan Naval Service)
   Reclassified (A) (Date unknown)
   Commenced a major overhaul October 1 1986 - December 1989 for Antarctic expeditions
   Designated Antarctic and Oceanographic Support Vessel May 1990
   Decommissioned March 18 2003
   
   Struck from Uruguayan Navy Register December 12 2003
   Being used as a training hulk for abandon ship drills at Montevideo

Naval Covers

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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

1946-04-05

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z

1945-04-13

This cancel is not identified with this ship, so the cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.

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U.S. Fleet Post Office Washington D.C.

1944-06-30

Official Business

Uruguay Naval Service

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS CAPRICORNUS AKA-57

1968-06-16

Welcome to Norfolk - ROU COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL MSF-1, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

CHICKADEE earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - One of the tamest and most familiar of North American birds.

 

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