APACHE

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.

Built 1891 USRC GALVESTON Commissioned August 22 1891 USRC APACHE Name changed December 30 1900 USCGC APACHE US Coast Guard established 1915 USS APACHE (Patrol Boat) Transferred to US Navy for WWI duty April 1917 - Returned to US Coast Guard August 28 1919 USCGC APACHE Recommissioned in to the US Coast Guard August 28 1919 Decommissioned December 31 1937 USAS APACHE (U.S. Army) During World War II, the U.S. Army reactivated her and she served as a radio transmitter ship in the Pacific Theatre. She broadcast GEN Douglas MacArthur's "I have returned" speech in 1944. Scrapped in 1950.

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1938)

 

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.

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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 3r (AC-BBT) USS Dunlap DD-384

1938-04-04

Cover has the embossed seal of USCGC APACHE

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK" USS Dunlap DD-384

1938-04-04

N/A

Cover has the embossed seal of USCGC APACHE. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A Native-American Indian tribe of the southwestern portion of the United States.

 

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