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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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Mesquite Class 180 ft Seagoing Buoy Tender<br/>
Keel Laid October 5 1942 - Launched November 30 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC BUTTONWOOD WAGL-306'''<br/>
Commissioned September 24 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC BUTTONWOOD WLB-306'''<br/>
Reclassified (WLB) 1965<br/>Decommissioned for overhaul 1991<br/>
Recommissioned (Special) February 26 1993<br/>
Recommissioned (Full) May 13 1993 - Decommissioned June 28 2001<br/><br/>
Transferred to The Dominican Republic June 28 2001
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning September 24 1943 to 1991</h4>
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USPS<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Galveston TX
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1981-06-16
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N/A
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Homeport - Galveston TX 1981 to 1991<br/> 
Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)]]
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<h4>2nd Commissioning May 13 1993 - June 28 2001</h4>
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USPS CDS<br/><br/>"Rincon Station Philatelic Center"<br/><br/>San Francisco, CA
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2001-06-28
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N/A
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Homeport - Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco May 13 1993 to June 28 2001<br/> 
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - An evergreen shrub or tree growing in mangrove forests of tropical America and western Africa

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