VIGILANCE MSF 324

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.

Auk Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 28 November 1942 for the Royal Navy as HMS EXPLOIT BAM-24 Renamed and reclassified VIGILANCE AM-324 23 January 1943 Launched 5 April 1943 USS VIGILANCE AM-324 Commissioned 28 February 1944 - Decommissioned 30 January 1947 Placed in reserve 16 April 1947 USS VIGILANCE MSF-324 Reclassified as Fleet Minesweeper, Steel Hull (MSF) 7 February 1955 Struck from the Naval Register 1 December 1966 RPS MANUEL QUEZON PS 70 (Philippine Naval Service) Transferred to the Philippines 19 August 1967 and renamed Decommissioned 1 March 2021

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Vigilance AM-324 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Machine Postmark Napa, CA

1946-05-28

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Other Information

USS VIGILANCE earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

NAMESAKE - (Philippines) - Manuel L. Quezon (19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944) was a Filipino statesman, soldier, and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.

 

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