POINT ESTERO WPB 82344

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.

1. CG 82344 (U.S. Coast Guard)
Commissioned 11 December 1963

[Note: Although the U.S. Coast Guard may use "WPB-82344" in its documentation, the identification painted
on the ship's hull would have been "CG 82344" (as seen in standard photos of the class for that time period).]


2. USCGC POINT ESTERO WPB-82344
Name assigned in January 1964
Decommissioned 8 February 2001


3. ARC CABO TIBURON PC-143 (Colombian Naval Service)
Transferred to Columbia February 8 2001

[Note: Some sources give the designation-hull number as "GC-143" (Harpoon Databases) or even "PM-143" (French Wikipedia).
The U.S. Wikipedia page uses "PC-143" so that's what I went with.]

Still listed as active in 2024

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

USPS Type 9 Gulfport MS

2001-02-08 to 2001-02-08

N/A

Decommissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

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