BISBEE PF 46

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.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat PG-154 Reclassified Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943 Keel Laid August 7 1943 - Launched September 7 1943 USS BISBEE PF-46 Commissioned February 15 1944 - Decommissioned August 26 1945 EK-17 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Transferred August 17 1945 to The Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Program Returned to U.S. custody November 1 1949 USS BISBEE PF-46 Recommissioned October 18 1950 - Decommissioned February 13 1952 CAPITAN TONO (Colombian Naval Service) Transferred to Columbia February 13 1953 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program 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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning February 15 1944 to August 26 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-01-17

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2nd Commissioning October 18 1950 to February 13 1952

 

NO BISBEE POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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Other Information

Earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)

Earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Bisbee, Arizona

 

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