AM-43. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Byrd_L_Powell_ | Byrd L. Powell]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 1 Battle Star<br/>*[[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] at [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii | The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard]]<br/><br/>
USS GREBE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a swimming bird closely related to the loon but with lobate rather than webbed toes<br/>
USS GREBE was at [[The Pearl Harbor Ships| Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941]] at [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii | the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard]]<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a swimming bird closely related to the loon but with lobate rather than webbed toes<br/><br/>
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 25 May 1918 - Launched 17 December 1918
USS GREBE Minesweeper No. 43
Commissioned 1 May 1919
USS GREBE AM-43
Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 12 May 1922
Recommissioned 15 November 1922
USS GREBE AT-134
Reclassified Fleet Tug (AT) 1 June 1942
Grounded 6 December 1942 off Fiji
Destroyed in typhoon 2 January 1943
Struck from Naval Register 28 July 1943
Naval Covers
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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
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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
2nd Commissioning November 15 1922 to January 2 1943
NAMESAKE - Named for a swimming bird closely related to the loon but with lobate rather than webbed toes
The ships sponsor was Miss Emma Youmans.
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