FLAGSTAFF WPBH 1

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.

Flagstaff Class Patrol Gunboat (Hydrofoil) Keel Laid 1 June 1966 - Launched 15 July 1966 USS FLAGSTAFF PGH-1 Commissioned 14 September 1968 - Decommissioned 1 September 1970 USCGC FLAGSTAFF WPBH-1 Loaned to the Coast Guard 8 November 1974 and Commissioned - Returned to US Navy 18 February 1975 USS FLAGSTAFF PGH-1 Recommissioned 18 February 1975 - Decommissioned 29 September 1976 USCGC FLAGSTAFF WPBH-1 Reacquired by the Coast Guard 29 September 1976 Placed in Commission (Special), 2 March 1977 Placed in Commission (Active), 17 July 1977 Decommissioned 30 September 1978 Returned to US Navy custody and scrapped

Naval Covers

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1. USS Flagstaff/USCGC Flagstaff Covers Page 1     (1976-1982)

 

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 2-bar Cancel San Diego CA

1976-09-29

N/A

Decommissioning from USN and Transferred to USCG. Sticker cachet.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for Flagstaff AZ.

 

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