RED CEDAR WLM 688

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.

Red Class 157-foot Coastal Buoy Tender Keel Laid 1 July 1969 - Launched 1 August 1970 USCGC RED CEDAR WLM-688 Commissioned 18 December 1970 - Decommissioned 16 March 1999 ARA CIUDAD DE ZARATE Q-61 (Argentine Naval Service) (alt: CIUDAD DE ZÁRATE) Transferred to Argentina Placed into service 30 March 1999 Appears to still be in operation as of 2024

 

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Red Cedar WLM-688 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Ceremony Station" Portsmouth VA

1999-03-30

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A tall tree found within the North American Pacific coast having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark.

USCGC Red Cedar earned three US Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbons and one US Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon during her career.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Thomas N. Downing, the wife of Virginia Congressman Thomas N. Downing.

 

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