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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
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The list is in chronological order.
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Point Class 82 foot Coastal Patrol Boat<br/>
Keel Laid - Launched<br/><br/>
<li>'''CG 82332'''</li>
Commissioned June 6 1962<br/><br/>
[Note: Although the U.S. Coast Guard may use "WPB-82332" in its documentation,<br/>
the identification painted on the ship's hull is "CG 82332" (as seen in photos)]<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC POINT ROBERTS WPB-82332'''</li>
Named January 1964 - Decommissioned February 1992<br/><br/>
<li>'''LAKE EXPLORER''' (Research Vessel)</li>
Transferred to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1992<br/>
Operated by the EPA’s Office of Research and Development's Mid-Continent Ecology Division at Duluth, Minnesota<br/>
Decommissioned in July 2005<br/>
Sold to Basic Marine, Inc. Escanaba, Michigan<br/>
Still docked on land at Basic Marine as late as November 22 2021 and possibly May 16 2023<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of 
earliest known usage.

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USPS<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Mayport FL
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1975-05-22
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)]]
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USPS<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Jacksonville FL
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1986-03-21
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Point Roberts, Washington
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<h3>Additional Naming History Sources</h3>
Various photos of LAKE EXPLORER can be found online:<br/><br/>
[https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/76048 Shipspotting.com]: Photo by Jeff Thoreson taken on June 18, 2003<br/>
Caption:"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's smaller research vessel Lake Explorer inbound Erie, 18 June 2003 at 6:15 p.m."<br/><br/>
[http://dlund.20m.com/images_new/LakEx032606a.JPG Dick's Great Lakes Ship Photos &amp; More]: Photo by Dick Lund taken on March 26 2006<br/>
Caption: "on the dock at Basic Marine on March 26..."<br/><br/>
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/tugboathunter/53727784846 FLICKR]: Photo by Isaac Pennock taken November 22 2021<br/>
Caption: Former EPA research vessel ashore in Escanaba, Michigan<br/><br/>
tugster: a waterblog blog post 
[https://tugster.wordpress.com/2023/05/16/ll-mackinac-to-escanaba/ LL Mackinac to Escanaba] posted on May 16 2023: 
Photo by Will Van Dorp (aka Tugster). Actual photo date unknown.<br/>
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