SOUTHWIND WAGB 280

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.

Burton Island Class Icebreaker Authorized as Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-90 Keel Laid 20 July 1942 Launched 8 March 1943 as CGC-98 Redesignated Patrol Gunboat (WPG) USCGC SOUTHWIND WPG-280 Commissioned 15 July 1944 - Decommissioned 20 March 1945 KAPTIAN BELUSOV Transferred to the Soviet Union 25 March 1945 and renamed Returned to US Navy 28 December 1949 USS ATKA AGB-3 Commissioned 1 October 1950 - Decommissioned 31 October 1966 Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1966 Returned to US Coast Guard 31 October 1966 USCGC ATKA WAGB-280 Recommissioned 31 October 1966 USCGC SOUTHWIND WAGB-280 Name reverted 18 January 1967 Decommissioned 31 May 1974 Sold for scrap 10 March 1976

Naval Covers

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1. USS Atka AGB-3 Covers Page 1    (1955-1966)
2. USCGC Southwind WAGB-280 Covers Page 1    (1968)

 

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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2nd Commissioning 1 October 1950 to 31 October 1966

 

Locy Type 2r

1955-01-14

As ATKA AGB-3
First Day Cover-Little America.

 

Locy Type 2r

1955-01-14

As ATKA AGB-3
First Day Cover-Little America. Helicopter Flight from USS ATKA to Little America.

 

Locy Type 2r

1959-12-25

As ATKA AGB-3
Merry Christmas from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

 

Locy Type 2r

1960-08-17

As ATKA AGB-3

 

Locy Type 2r

1960-12-25

As ATKA AGB-3

 

Locy Type 9efu

1952-09-15

ATKA AGB-3

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U.S. Coast Guard Service 31 October 1966 to 31 May 1974

 

Locy Type 2 ("USCGC")

1967-06-27

As SOUTHWIND WAGB-280

 

Locy Type 2 ("USCGC")

1968-11-06

As SOUTHWIND WAGB-280

 

Locy Type 9fu ("USCGC")

1967-06-27

As SOUTHWIND WAGB-280

 

Locy Type LDC 2 ("USCGC")

1974-05-31

Decommissioning of SOUTHWIND WAGB-280

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USPS PICTORIAL POSTMARK

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning" Milwaukee WI

1974-05-31

Decommissioning of SOUTHWIND WAGB-280

 

Other Information

USS ATKA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Antarctica Service Medal (3 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - ATKA - Named for an island in the Aleutian Chain.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ona Jones.

 

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