WHITE LUPINE WLM 546

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.

YF-257 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter Keel Laid 1943 - Launched 1943 USS YF-446 Commissioned May 31 1944 - Decommissioned 1946 Struck from the Naval Register July 17 1947 Transferred to the US Coast Guard 1946 White Class Coastal Buoy Tender USCGC WHITE LUPINE WAGL-546 Commissioned September 5 1947 USCGC WHITE LUPINE WLM-546 Redesignated (WLM) 1965 - Decommissioned February 27 1998 TABARKA A-804 (Tunisian Naval Service) Transferred to Tunisia June 10 1998

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1964,1974,1998)

 

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.
 
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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 Ogdensburg NY

1964-05-05

WAGL. HOMEPORT - Ogdensburg NY 1956 to 1967. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Rockland ME

1974-10-07

N/A

WLM. HOMEPORT - Rockland ME 1967 to 1998. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS 4-bar Rockland, ME

1998-02-27

N/A

WLM. HOMEPORT - Rockland ME 1967 to 1998. Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

YF-446/WHITE LUPINE received the following awards during her career - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - Any of numerous plants of the genus Lupinus in the pea family, having palmately compound leaves and variously colored flowers grouped in spikes or racemes.

 

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