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Laid down October 23 1939 for the French Navy but taken over by Great Britain with the fall of France<br/> | Laid down October 23 1939 for the French Navy but taken over by Great Britain with the fall of France<br/> | ||
Launched June 5 1940<br/><br/> | Launched June 5 1940<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''HMS HELIOTROPE K-03''' (British Naval Service)< | <li>'''HMS HELIOTROPE K-03''' (British Naval Service)</li> | ||
Commissioned September 12 1940<br/><br/> | Commissioned September 12 1940<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS SURPRISE PG-63'''< | <li>'''USS SURPRISE PG-63'''</li> | ||
Transferred to U.S. Navy March 24 1942 renamed and commissioned<br/> | Transferred to U.S. Navy March 24 1942 renamed and commissioned<br/> | ||
Decommissioned August 20 1945<br/> | Decommissioned August 20 1945<br/> | ||
Returned to the Royal Navy August 26 1945<br/><br/> | Returned to the Royal Navy August 26 1945<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register September 17 1945<br/><br/> | Struck from Naval Register September 17 1945<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''HELIOLOCK''' ( | <li>'''HELIOLOCK''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Owned by Wheelock, Marden, & Company. British flag.<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''ZIANG TEH''' ( | <li>'''ZIANG TEH''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Sold to | Sold to Republic of China in 1947 and renamed<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''LIN I''' ( | <li>'''LIN I''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Fell into the hands of the | Fell into the hands of the People's Republic of China and renamed<br/><br/> | ||
Broken up 1950 | Broken up 1950 | ||
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3> | <h3>Naval Covers</h3> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:51, 15 June 2024
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.
Laid down October 23 1939 for the French Navy but taken over by Great Britain with the fall of France Launched June 5 1940 Decommissioned August 20 1945 Returned to the Royal Navy August 26 1945 Struck from Naval Register September 17 1945 Broken up 1950 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- USS Surprise PG-63 Covers Page 1 (1943-44)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 3z |
1944-03-21 |
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N/A |
Official Business. Ship had no postal facilities, postmarked from another ship or shore facility.
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Locy Type |
1944-04-27 |
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The ship had no postal facilities, so this cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing.
There have been five ships of the US Navy that have borne the name SURPRISE - Continental Ship Surprise (1777 Sloop), USS Surprise (1814 Brig), USS Surprise (1815 Ketch),
USS Surprise PG-63 and USS Surprise PG-97.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
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