ACTION PG 86

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.

British Flower Class Corvette/Action Class Patrol Gunboat Keel Laid 6 January 1942 as CN-304 by the Collingwood Shipyard, Collingwood, ONT, Canada Named HMS Comfrey K 277 Launched 28 July 1942 Renamed ACTION 13 August 1942 Acquired by the U.S. Navy 21 November 1942 USS ACTION PG-86 Commissioned 22 November 1942 - Decommissioned 6 September 1945 Struck from the Navy list 17 September 1945 Transferred to the Maritime Commission in October 1946 Sold and converted to a whale-catcher in 1949 Sold in 1952 to J. Presthus of Bergen, Norway Converted to a cargo vessel and renamed Arne Presthus Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Action PG-86 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3z "Buy More Bonds"

1943-05-09

The ship had no postal facilities. Note the pointing hand inside the killer bars.
Cachet by American Art Service.

 

Other Information

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