CROCUS WAGL 210

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.

(164' 7") Steel Hulled Lighthouse Tender ("Inspector's Tender") Built in 1904 by the Townsend-Downey Company, Shooters Islands, Richmond, NY U.S. Light House Service (USLHS) USLHS CROCUS Commissioned 26 July 1905 USS CROCUS (Tender) Transferred to the US Navy 6 April 1917 USLHS CROCUS Returned to the Lighthouse Service 1 July 1919 USCGC CROCUS WAGL-210 Received Designation and Hull Number 1942 - Decommissioned 13 July 1946 Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Crocus WAGL-210 Covers Page 1    (1943)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Erie PA

1943-05-12

N/A

USO Stationary, Outgoing FREE mail from H. J. McHale,PhM 3/c

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Buffalo NY

1943-06-22

N/A

USCG Stationary, Outgoing FREE mail from H. J. McHale,PhM 3/c

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A plant of the genus Crocus, widely cultivated in gardens and bearing variously colored flowers and grass-like leaves.

There has been two cutters that have borne the name CROCUS - USLHS Crocus 1874-1878 and USCGC Crocus WAGL-210.

 

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