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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Acushnet Class Revenue Cutter/Oceangoing Tug<br/>
Built 1908 - Launched 16 May 1908<br/><br/>
<li>'''USRC ACUSHNET'''</li>
Commissioned 6 November 1908<br/><br/>
[Note: Previous versions of this page listed a designation and hull number of "CGC-18" but apparently that was incorrect.<br/>
[https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/47/47063.htm NavSource], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Acushnet Wikipedia], and the 
[https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Article/2147049/acushnet-1908/ USCG] pages 
for ACUSHNET do not list such a designation and hull number<br/>
although [https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AT/AT063.html Shipscribe] does.]<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC ACUSHNET'''</li>
Reclassified 28 January 1915<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS ACUSHNET''' (Patrol Craft)</li>
Custody transferred to USN 1917 for duration of war<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC ACUSHNET'''</li>
Custody returned to USCG 22 September 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ACUSHNET AT-63'''</li>
Acquired by US Navy and redesignated Oceangoing Tug (AT) 30 May 1936<br/>
Commissioned 1 September 1936<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ACUSHNET ATO-63'''</li>
Redesignated Oceangoing Tug, Old (ATO) 15 May 1944<br/>
Decommissioned 14 December 1945<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 8 January 1946<br/>
Transferred to MARCOM for disposal 12 December 1946<br/>
Fate unknown
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[ACUSHNET_ATO_63_Covers_Page_1 | USS Acushnet AT / ATO-63 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1936-41)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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<h4>Post Office Established 1 December 1938 - Disestablished 18 September 1945</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (A-BTT) 
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1938-12-17
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First Day Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"N N Y /<br/>PORT'S'VA"
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1940-05-30
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[[Cachet_Category_Memorial_Day_ | Memorial Day]] at [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Norfolk_Virginia_ | Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA]]. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_Neumann_ | George Neumann]] and [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]]
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Locy Type 9v
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1939-05-12
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Add-on cachet from [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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Locy Type 9x
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1939-01-03
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Add-on cachet from [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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Locy Type 9x
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1939-05-12
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Add-on cachet from [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-7
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1942-01-22
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Acushnet_AT63_19420122_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Ted_Harrington_ | Ted Harrington]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS ACUSHNET earned the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a town in Bristol County, southeastern Massachusetts, on an inlet of Buzzards Bay, settled about 1658-1659. The town was named for an Indian village that occupied a part of the site of the present city of New Bedford, Mass.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Miss Alayce Duff.
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