LA CRETE A PIERROT WPB 95315
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.
Keel Laid - Launched 14 February 1955 Delivered 1 August 1955 Fate unknown |
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- LA CRETE A PIERROT WPB-95315 Covers Page 1 (Date)
Postmarks
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Postmark Date |
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Locy Type 2(n+) |
1960-06-22 |
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"Welcome to Norfolk" Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the John Young collection.
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Locy Type 2(n) (USS) |
1962-07-08 |
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N/A |
"Welcome to Norfolk" Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the John Young collection.
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N/A |
1960-1962 |
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Ship Markings. From the John Young collection.
Other Information
Additional Naming History Sources
U. S. Coast Guard - Small Cutters and Patrol Boats - 1915 to 2012 - Page 32 has the following entry:
"WPB-95315 went to Haiti as La Crete a Pierrot on 1 Aug 1955 upon her completion."
This would seem to indicate that the ship was built and launched as WPB-95315 but never commissioned in the US Coast Guard before transferring to Haiti. It is unknown if it ever had a "Cape" name assigned (even administratively) while being built.
USCG Patrol Craft Built Since WWII has the following entry:
"WPB-95315 La Crete a Pierrot USCG Yard [built] 1 Aug 1955 to Haiti 1956"
Jane's Fighting Ships 1960-61
has the following entry for LA CRETE A PIERROT GC-8:
LA CRETE A PIERROT (ex-U.S.C.G. 95315)
VERTIERES
Former United States Coast Guard cutters, steel type. Built at U.S. Coast Guard Yard,
Curtiss Bay, Maryland. La Crete a Pierrot was acquired on 26 Feb. 1956. Vertieres was
transferred to Haiti at Norfolk, Virginia, in Oct. 1956 and commissioned in Dec. 1956.
Pennant Nos. GC 8 and GC 9, respectively.
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