MONTCALM ATO 39

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.

Bagaduce Class Fleet Tug
Ordered as KINEO
Name changed February 24 1919
Keel Laid June 16 1919 - Launched February 26 1920


1. USS MONTCALM AT-39
   Commissioned January 19 1921 - Decommissioned June 30 1932
   Recommissioned August 13 1935
   
   
2. USS MONTCALM ATO-39
   Reclassified Fleet Tug Old (ATO) May 15 1944
   Decommissioned May 24 1946
   
   Struck from the Naval Register June 13 1946
   Sold February 12 1947 fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Montcalm AT-39 Page 1    (1935)
2. USS Montcalm ATO-39 Page 1    (1945)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning January 19 1921 to June 30 1932

Post Office Established Dec 12, 1924 - Post Office Disestablished Apr 30, 1926

 

Locy Type 3r "OPERATING IN / CUBAN WATERS" (1926)

1926-06-15

Sailor mail. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3r "JOSEPH / H,AUBIN" (1927)

1927-05-20

Collectors request. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 6 "US NAVAL STA" Guantanamo Bay

1929-12-22

N/A

No onboard postal facilities so ship used shore facility. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

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2nd Commissioning August 13 1935 to May 24 1946

 

Locy Type FDC F "FIRST / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-43

1935-08-13

Recommissioning, cover sponsored by Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-43a

1935-09-07

Departing Philadelphia, cover created by Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for a county in central Michigan, organized in 1850 and named for the French General, the Marquis de Montcalm (1712-59) who died in battle on the Plains of Abraham, defending Quebec from a British attack led by General Wolfe.

 

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