SAGE MSF 111

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 July 29 1942 - Launched November 21 1942 USS SAGE AM-111 Commissioned August 23 1943 - Decommissioned February 1947 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet Texas Group Recommissioned March 16 1951 USS SAGE MSF-111 Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) February 7 1955 Decommissioned April 19 1955 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972 HERMENEGILDO GALEANA G-19 (Mexican Naval Service) Sold to Mexico November 4 1973 and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1954)

 

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

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1st Commissioning August 23 1943 to February 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-01-23

The ship had no postal facilities at this time, so this cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.

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2nd Commissioning March 16 1951 to April 19 1954

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-09-13

As AM-111

 

Other Information

SAGE earned 8 battle stars during World War II

NAMESAKE - Wise, prudent

 

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