CORMORANT ATO 133

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid 4 September 1918 - Launched 5 February 1919


1. USS CORMORANT Minesweeper No. 40
Commissioned 15 May 1919


2. USS CORMORANT AM-40
Designated (AM) 17 July 1920


3. USS CORMORANT AT-133
Reclassified Fleet Tug (AT) 1 June 1942


4. USS CORMORANT ATO-133
Reclassified Fleet Tug (Old) (ATO) 15 May 1944
Decommissioned 29 March 1946

Sold 8 January 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cormorant AM-40 Covers Page 1    (1927-1940)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Post Office Period 3 February 1921 to 30 June 30 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "WASHINGTON / DC"

1937-05-30

AM-40. Memorial Day, cachet by William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA"

1938-09-19

AM-40

 

Locy Type 3s (B) "WASHINGTON / D C"

1933-10-09

AM-40. First Day of Issue, Sc. 733. Cachet by F.A. Rice

 

Locy Type 3s (B) "INDEPEND- / ENCE DAY"

1934-07-04

AM-40. Independence Day. Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 9

1939-02-12

AM-40. Lincoln's Birthday, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 9 (C+)

1940-01-30

AM-40. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS CORMORANT earned the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A genus of web-footed sea birds.

Three ships of the US Navy, and one cutter of the US Coast Guard, have borne the name CORMORANT - USS Cormorant AM/AT/ATO-133, USS Cormorant AMS/MSC-122, USS Cormorant MHC-57 and USCGC Cormorant WPB-87313.

The ships sponsor was Miss M. E. Vellaire.

 

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