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The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Lapwing Class Minesweeper<br/>
<ol>Lapwing Class Minesweeper<br/>
Keel Laid December 10 1917 - Launched July 4 1918<br/><br/>
Keel Laid December 10 1917 at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, AL<br/>
<li>'''USS SWAN Minesweeper No. 34'''<br/>
Launched July 4 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SWAN Minesweeper No. 34'''</li>
Commissioned January 31 1919<br/><br/>
Commissioned January 31 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SWAN AM-34'''<br/>
<li>'''USS SWAN AM-34'''</li>
Designated (AM) February 17 1920<br/>
Designated (AM) February 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned May 23 1922<br/>
Decommissioned May 23 1922<br/>
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Decommissioned December 21 1933<br/>
Decommissioned December 21 1933<br/>
Recommissioned April 2 1934<br/><br/>
Recommissioned April 2 1934<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SWAN AVP-7'''<br/>
<li>'''USS SWAN AVP-7'''</li>
Redesignated Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) January 22 1936<br/>
Redesignated Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) January 22 1936<br/>
Present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941<br/>
Decommissioned December 13 1945<br/><br/>
Decommissioned December 13 1945<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register January 8 1946<br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946<br/>
Transferred October 12 1946 to the Maritime Commission at Newport, RI for disposal<br/><br/>Fate unknown
Transferred October 12 1946 to Maritime Commission at Newport, RI for disposal<br/><br/>
 
<li>'''UMATILLA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Acquired 1956 by Max W. Peterson for use as a Tugboat and renamed<br/>
Acquired 1967 by Darrell V. Boylan for use as a Passenger Vessel<br/>
Used in 1970 as a Tow Boat<br/>
Acquired 1975 by Udra L. Welch of Newport, OR<br/>
Acquired 1978 by Jay Pansing of Gold Beach, OR for use as a Fishing Boat<br/>
Acquired 1980 by Ruth Ann Johnson of South Beach, OR<br/>
Acquired 1988 by Douglas L. Hadsell of Newport, OR<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
</ol>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h5>Conflicting History Data</h5>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Swan_(AM-34) Wikipedia] and other sources indicate that the ship was scrapped in 1946.<br/><br/>
[https://www.navsource.org/archives/11/02034.htm NavSource] indicates the ship went into commercial service until at least 1988.<br/><br/>
The entry for SWAN in Greg H. Williams' book <i>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1zmNAgAAQBAJ World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands]</i> (page 185) matches the history provided by NavSource.<br/><br/>
[https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/USMM/Annual_List/1957.pdf Merchant Vessels of the United States 1957] has an entry on page 544
listing a tugboat named UMATILLA with Official Number 271934 as owned by Max W. Peterson of Seattle, Washington.
In its "Former Names of Merchant Vessels Showing Present Names" section on page 728 there is an entry for SWAN (U.S.N.) as a former name
for UMATILLA.<br/><br/>
[https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/USMM/Annual_List/1965.pdf Merchant Vessels of the United States 1965] has an entry on page 715
listing a tugboat named UMATILLA with Official Number 271934 as owned by Darrel V. Boylan of Seattle, Washington.
Note that this is two years prior to when NavSource says he became the owner.<br/><br/>
[https://books.google.com/books?id=CUjgSwALMxUC Merchant Vessels of the United States 1989, 31 March 1989, Volume 1] has an entry on page 1-2484
listing a fishing boat named UMATILLA with Official Number 271934 as owned by Douglas L. Hadsell.<br/><br/>
In general, just because a ship is listed as being sold for scrap doesn't mean that it was actually scrapped.
However, what is presented here is not conclusive evidence either way.
It is still possible that the original entry in <i>Merchant Vessels of the United States</i> incorrectly associated SWAN with UMATILLA.
More information is required to resolve the conflict.<br/><br/>
For now, we will leave UMATILLA as a valid incarnation of SWAN.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>


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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<ol>
<li>[[USS SWAN AM-34_Covers_Page_1 | Swan Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1928-43)</li>
<li>[[USS_SWAN_AVP-7_Covers_Page_1 | Swan Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1928-43)</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<h4>1st Commissioning January 31 1919 to May 23 1922</h4>
<h4>Post Office Established May 17 1919 - Disestablished May 1 1922</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning June 23 1923 to December 21 1933</h4>
<h4>Post Office Reestablished October 2 1926 - Disestablished November 17 1945</h4>


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1928-04-23
1928-04-23
</td><td align="center" width="350">
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19280423_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19280423r_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19280423.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19280423.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AM-34
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<h4>3rd Commissioning April 2 1934 to December 13 1945</h4>
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<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3s (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"PORTLAND /<br/>OREGON"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-08-23
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19340823_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19340823.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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As AM-34
As AM-34
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Mark from back of cover  
Mark from back of cover  
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>SLPb (Unlisted)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1933-12-21
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19331221_pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_swan_am34_19331221.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-34
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
SWAN earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service<br/><br/>
SWAN earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service<br/>*
SWAN AVP-7 was at [[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] at [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii|The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard]]<br/><br/>
[[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for any of various heavy-bodied, long-necked, mostly pure white aquatic birds, related to but larger than the goose.
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for any of various heavy-bodied, long-necked, mostly pure white aquatic birds, related to but larger than the goose.
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 14 July 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.

    Lapwing Class Minesweeper
    Keel Laid December 10 1917 at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, AL
    Launched July 4 1918

  1. USS SWAN Minesweeper No. 34
  2. Commissioned January 31 1919

  3. USS SWAN AM-34
  4. Designated (AM) February 17 1920
    Decommissioned May 23 1922
    Recommissioned June 23 1923
    Designated Minesweeper For Duty With Aircraft April 30 1931
    Decommissioned December 21 1933
    Recommissioned April 2 1934

  5. USS SWAN AVP-7
  6. Redesignated Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) January 22 1936
    Present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
    Decommissioned December 13 1945

    Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946
    Transferred October 12 1946 to Maritime Commission at Newport, RI for disposal

  7. UMATILLA (Commercial Service)
    Acquired 1956 by Max W. Peterson for use as a Tugboat and renamed
    Acquired 1967 by Darrell V. Boylan for use as a Passenger Vessel
    Used in 1970 as a Tow Boat
    Acquired 1975 by Udra L. Welch of Newport, OR
    Acquired 1978 by Jay Pansing of Gold Beach, OR for use as a Fishing Boat
    Acquired 1980 by Ruth Ann Johnson of South Beach, OR
    Acquired 1988 by Douglas L. Hadsell of Newport, OR

    Fate unknown

 

Conflicting History Data

Wikipedia and other sources indicate that the ship was scrapped in 1946.

NavSource indicates the ship went into commercial service until at least 1988.

The entry for SWAN in Greg H. Williams' book World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands (page 185) matches the history provided by NavSource.

Merchant Vessels of the United States 1957 has an entry on page 544 listing a tugboat named UMATILLA with Official Number 271934 as owned by Max W. Peterson of Seattle, Washington. In its "Former Names of Merchant Vessels Showing Present Names" section on page 728 there is an entry for SWAN (U.S.N.) as a former name for UMATILLA.

Merchant Vessels of the United States 1965 has an entry on page 715 listing a tugboat named UMATILLA with Official Number 271934 as owned by Darrel V. Boylan of Seattle, Washington. Note that this is two years prior to when NavSource says he became the owner.

Merchant Vessels of the United States 1989, 31 March 1989, Volume 1 has an entry on page 1-2484 listing a fishing boat named UMATILLA with Official Number 271934 as owned by Douglas L. Hadsell.

In general, just because a ship is listed as being sold for scrap doesn't mean that it was actually scrapped. However, what is presented here is not conclusive evidence either way. It is still possible that the original entry in Merchant Vessels of the United States incorrectly associated SWAN with UMATILLA. More information is required to resolve the conflict.

For now, we will leave UMATILLA as a valid incarnation of SWAN.

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

  1. Swan Covers Page 1    (1928-43)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

Post Office Established May 17 1919 - Disestablished May 1 1922


Post Office Reestablished October 2 1926 - Disestablished November 17 1945


 

Locy Type
3s (AC)

"COCO SOLO /
CANAL ZONE"

1928-04-23

As AM-34


 

Locy Type
3s (BC-BTT)

1934-10-27

As AM-34


 

Locy Type
3s (BC-BTT)

"PEARL /
HARBOR, TH"

1937-12-25

As AVP-7
Christmas Day, cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

Locy Type
3s (BC-BTT)

"PEARL HARBOR /
HAWAII"

1939-12-25

As AVP-7
Christmas Day, cachet by William F Schlechter
 

Locy Type
3s (BC-BTT)

1941-08-30

As AVP-7
Cancel device showing distortion (same device as 1934 above)
 

Locy Type
9v

1943-07-01
to
1943-07-15

As AVP-7
Mark from back of cover
 

Locy Type
SLPb (Unlisted)

1933-12-21

As AM-34

 

Other Information

SWAN earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for any of various heavy-bodied, long-necked, mostly pure white aquatic birds, related to but larger than the goose.

 


 

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