CURLEW IX 170

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.

Catbird Class Minesweeper Built in 1938 as the steel hull trawler "M/V KITTIWAKE" Acquired by the US Navy August 6 1940 Renamed "CURLEW" August 14 1940 Conversion to a Minesweeper began September 6 1940 USS CURLEW AM 69 Commissioned November 7 1940 - Conversion completed May 10 1941 USS CURLEW IX 170 Reclassified as an Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (IX) June 1 1944 Decommissioned December 5 1945 Transferred to the Maritime Commission September 27 1946 for disposal.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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

No Postmarks Reported

 

Locy Type 3z "Buy a War Bond / Today" in killer bars

1943-10-02

As AM-69. Killer bar portion of tre cancel held together by a rubber band. This cancel is not identified with the ship, so the cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.

 

Locy Type 6uz* US Naval Base Newport RI

1944-09-27

N/a

Official Business

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A large bird having long legs and a long, slender, downward-curved bill.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named CURLEW - USS Curlew (Light-draft Gunboat 1863), USS Curlew AM-8, USS Curlew AM-69/IX-170 and USS Curlew AMS-8 ex YMS-218.

 

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