This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Burton Island Class Icebreaker
Keel Laid 15 May 1945 - Launched 29 May 1946
USS EDISTO AG-89
Commissioned 20 March 1947
USS EDISTO AGB-2
Reclassified Icebreaker (AGB) 1 March 1949
Decommissioned 20 October 1965
Struck from Naval Register 20 October 1965
USCGC EDISTO WAGB-284
Commissioned 20 October 1965 - Decommissioned 15 November 1974
Transferred to Maritime Administration for disposal
Transferred 29 September 1977 to General Service Administration and sold
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Postmark Date
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
1st Commissioning March 20 1947 to October 20 1965 (US NAVY)
2nd Commissioning October 20 1965 to November 15 1974 (US COAST GUARD)
Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USCGC)
1967-09-13
WAGB-284. 16th Season R/S cachet.
Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USCGC)
1966-06-20
WAGB-284. R/S cachet.
Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (with bars)
1966-09-30
WAGB-284. R/S cachet, front and back. Signed by Postal Clerk
Other Information
USS EDISTO earned the National Defense Service Medal and the Antarctic Service Medal (5 awards) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for Edisto Island, South Carolina.
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contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
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editing this page.
