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The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Auk Class Minesweeper<br/>
<ol>Auk Class Minesweeper<br/>
Keel Laid March 21 1944 - Launched January 6 1945<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 21 March 1944 - Launched 6 January 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TOWHEE AM-388'''<br/>
<li>'''USS TOWHEE AM-388'''<br/>
Commissioned May 18 1945 - Decommissioned March 1954<br/>   
Commissioned 18 May 1945 - Decommissioned March 1954<br/><br/>   
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Orange River Group<br/>
<li>'''USS TOWHEE MSF-388'''<br/>Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) 7 February 1955 while in reserve<br/><br/>
Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) February 7 1955, While in reserve<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TOWHEE AGS-28'''<br/>
<li>'''USS TOWHEE AGS-28'''<br/>
Recommissioned as Survey Ship (AGS) April 1 1964<br/>
Recommissioned as Survey Ship (AGS) 1 April 1964<br/>
Decommissioned April 30 1969<br/> 
Decommissioned 30 April 1969<br/><br/>
Transferred to Inactive Ship Facility Vallejo, CA<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 May 1969<br/>
Struck from Naval Register May 1 1969<br/>
Sold 6 March 1970 for scrap
Sold March 6 1970 to Learner Co. of Oakland, CA for scrap
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</ol></td>
<p> </p>
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<ol>
<li> [[TOWHEE_AGS_28_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
<li> [[TOWHEE_AGS_28_Covers_Page_1 | USS Towhee AM-388 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
</ol>
</ol>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning May 18 1945 to March 1954</h4>
<h4>1st Commissioning 18 May 1945 to March 1954</h4>


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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO TOWHEE POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
Locy Type 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
1946-08-01
<br/>to<br/>
</td><td align="center" width="350">
DATE TO
[[Image:JohnGermann_Towhee_AM388_19460801_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="320">
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</td><td align="center" width="120">
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[[Image:JohnGermann_Towhee_AM388_19460801_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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</td></tr></table>
Note:
Note:
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Machine<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
Locy Type RECD
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-02-16
1947-04-07
<br/>to<br/>
</td><td align="center" width="350">
1947-02-16
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Towhee_AM388_19470407_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett towhee am388 19470216.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett towhee am388 19470216 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Towhee_AM388_19470407_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Note:
From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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<h4>2nd Commissioning 1 April 1964 to 30 April 1969</h4>
<h4>2nd Commissioning April 1 1964 to April 30 1969</h4>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)<br/><br/>[[CHARLES_S_SPERRY_DD_697_ | USS Charles S. Sperry<br/>DD-697]]
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1964-04-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Towhee_AM388_19640425_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A</td></tr></table>
AGS-28. "Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A North American bird of the finch family
'''NAMESAKE''' - A North American bird of the finch family.<br/><br/>
 
The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. E. Conners.
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 21 November 2023

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 21 March 1944 - Launched 6 January 1945

  1. USS TOWHEE AM-388
    Commissioned 18 May 1945 - Decommissioned March 1954

  2. USS TOWHEE MSF-388
    Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) 7 February 1955 while in reserve

  3. USS TOWHEE AGS-28
    Recommissioned as Survey Ship (AGS) 1 April 1964
    Decommissioned 30 April 1969

    Struck from Naval Register 1 May 1969
    Sold 6 March 1970 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Towhee AM-388 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning 18 May 1945 to March 1954


 

Locy Type 2z

1946-08-01

Note:


 

Locy Type RECD

1947-04-07

From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.


2nd Commissioning 1 April 1964 to 30 April 1969


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USS Charles S. Sperry
DD-697

1964-04-25

N/A

AGS-28. "Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.


 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A North American bird of the finch family.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. E. Conners.

 

 

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