SC 281

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.

SC-1 Class Submarine Chaser Keel Laid - Launched 6 September 1917 USS SC-281 Commissioned 18 April 1918 Departed Mare Island 11 June 1918 Transferred from the US Navy 6 October 1919 V-9 (U.S. Army) Transferred to the War Department 6 October 1919 and reclassified as an Artillery Steamer Returned to Mare Island 20 January 1920 Decommissioned 15 February 1920 MORGAN (Commercial Service) Registered in 1927 to H. E. Morgan of Los Angeles, CA as the fishing boat Foundered off Cape Lazaro, Mexico 21 March 1931

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS SC-281 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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Canal Zone Duplex Cancel Balboa CZ

1918-08-20

Postcard "Administration Building / Balboa Canal Zone". Passed By Censor. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.

 

Other Information

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