ST AUGUSTINE PG 54

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.

Yacht/Patrol Gunboat
Built 1929 as the steel-hulled yacht "VIKING"
Sold and renamed "NOPARO"
Purchased from her owner by the U.S. Navy December 5 1940 and converted for Naval use
Renamed January 9 1941


1. USS ST. AUGUSTINE PG-54
   Commissioned January 16 1941
   SUNK (collision) with merchant tanker "Camas Meadows" January 5 1944 off Cape May, NJ
   Struck from Naval Register January 22 1944

 

Naval Covers

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).

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1. Covers Page 1    (1941)

 

Postmarks

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

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Post Office Established July 16 1941 - Disestablished January 10 1944

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Oct 27, 1941

1941-10-27

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Oct 27, 1941

1941-10-27

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Harry E. Klotzbach

 

Locy Type 3z

1941-12-xx

A card inside the envelope indicated a Christmas season mailing. Unusual, early censor

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-10-27

First Day of Postal Service

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A city in Florida, the first settlement of colonists from Europe to be established in territory now a part of the United States.

 

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