LINNET MSC(O) 24

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.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 11 July 1942 - Launched 15 July 1943 Completed 19 November 1943 USS YMS-395 Commissioned 20 November 1943 - Decommissioned 2 January 1947 USS AMS-24 Reclassified as a Motor Minesweeper (AMS-24) 7 February 1947 USS LINNET AMS-24 Named LINNETT 18 February 1947 USS LINNET MSC(O)-24 Reclassified as a Coastal Minesweeper (Old) (MSC(O)-24) 7 February 1955 Decommissioned 18 September 1957 LINNET MSC(O)-24 Placed in service as a Naval Reserve training ship 30 October 1959 Placed out of service 3 September 1968 Removed from service and struck from the Naval Register 1 October 1968 Sold in 1970 to William E. Wells of Fort Meyers, FL Sold in 1973 to John B. Clayton (Captain Clayton and Co.) for use as a yacht Out of documentation in 1982 Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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 Machine Postmark Charleston, SC

1949-04-07

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The linnet is a small songbird of the finch family found in Europe, Africa and Asia.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ruth Oliver.

 

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