RED OAK WLM 689

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 Wood Class 157 ft Coastal Buoy Tender Keel Laid October 26 1970 - Launched June 19 1971 USCGC RED OAK WLM-689 Commissioned December 10 1971 - Decommissioned March 28 1996 Scuttled in 1999.

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Red Oak WLM-689 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Machine Cancel Gloucester City NJ

1976-07-30

N/A

HOMEPORT - Gloucester City NJ 1971 to 1988. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS Pictorial "B Free Franklin Station" Philadelphia, PA

1996-03-28

N/A

HOMEPORT - Philadelphia PA 1988 to 1996. Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USCGC RED OAK was awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for her "excellent and professional performance during the period 31 January to 28 February 1975 in containing and reducing the damage inflicted on the estuarine environment by the spillage of 150,000 gallons of crude oil" caused by the collision of two petroleum cargo vessels. She received her second Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation "for her valiant and diligent efforts in replacing the many Aids to Navigation moved off station during the ice season of 4 January to 31 March 1977. Her tireless efforts enabled ports along the Delaware to remain open for commerce." She was awarded a Coast Guard Unit Commendation for her "meritorious service as on scene commander, directing the rescue and firefighting efforts of 10 civilian and Coast Guard vessels following the explosion of a barge carrying 10,000 barrels of JP4 jet fuel on 20 March 1978." She earned her third Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation in 1981 for "her support of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation during the period from 3 December 1979 to 1 June 1981.

NAMESAKE - Any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles.

 

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