NUCLEUS AM 268

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.

Admirable Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid September 7 1942 - Launched June 12 1943


1. USS NUCLEUS AM-268
Commissioned December 23 1943 - Decommissioned May 20 1945


2. T-276 (Soviet Union Naval Service)
Transferred to the Soviet Union May 21 1945


3. URAGAN (Soviet Union Naval Service)
Converted to a naval trawler in 1948

Scrapped by the Soviet Union in 1960


4. NUCLEUS MSF-268
Although still in possession of the Soviet Union, US Navy "administratively" reclassified the ship as a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull), MSF-268, 7 February 1955.
Struck from Naval Register January 1 1983

Scrapped in 1960

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7z

1944-05-21

No postmarks have been reported for this ship. It had postal facilities at this time, but this cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The central part around which other parts grow, develop, or are grouped

 

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