SUSTAIN AM 119

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.

Auk Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid November 17 1941 - Launched June 23 1942


1. USS SUSTAIN AM-119
Commissioned November 9 1942 - Decommissioned June 17 1946
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group
Recommissioned January 14 1952 - Decommissioned February 2 1955
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group


2. USS SUSTAIN MSF-119
Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) February 5 1955, while in reserve


3. USS SUSTAIN MMC-2
Reclassified Coastal Minesweeper (MMC-2) October 31 1958, while in reserve
Struck from Naval Register October 1 1959


4. TYR N-47 (Norwegian Naval Service)
Transferred to Norway October 1 1959 and renamed

Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-45)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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

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1st Commissioning November 9 1942 to June 17 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-05-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-01-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use

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Locy Type 3z "ANSWER BY / V---MAIL"

1944-04-04

Official Business
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device

 

Other Information

SUSTAIN received 8 battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - To keep in existence; maintain

 

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