WALNUT WLB 205

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.

Juniper Class 225 foot Sea Going Buoy Tender Keel Laid 1998 - Launched 22 August 1998 USCGC WALNUT WLB-205 Commissioned (Special) 22 February 1999 Commissioned (Full) 30 July 1999 Left homeport Honolulu in late January, 2020 for its midlife overhaul at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Arrived at new homeport Pensacola FL on March 31, 2021

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Walnut WLB-205 Covers Page 1    (1998-2020)

 

Postmarks

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

Cutter's Postmarks

 

Locy Type F

2020-01-15

Departing Hawaii, cachet by Dennis W. Gill.

 

Locy Type F

2020-02-11

Transitioning the Panama Canal, cachet by Dennis W. Gill.

 

Locy Type F

2020-02-26

Arriving at Baltimore for MMA, cachet by Dennis W. Gill.

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Sand Island Sta." Honolulu HI

2019-06-14

Change of Command, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner to a cover originally created by the USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Sand Island Sta." Honolulu HI

2019-07-30

20th Anniversary of Commission, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A shade tree whose hard wood is used in making furniture and whose round nut is edible.

Two cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name WALNUT - USCGC Walnut WLM-252 and USCGC Walnut WLB-205.

 

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