VIREO MSC 205

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.

Redwing Class Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 14 September 1953 as AMS-205 Launched 30 April 1954 Reclassified as a Coastal Minesweeper (MSC) 7 February 1955 USS VIREO MSC-205 Commissioned 7 June 1955 - Decommissioned 1 October 1970 VIREO MSC-205 Placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship at Seattle, WA Placed out of service 1 April 1975 Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1975 HMFS KULA MSC 205 Transferred 1 October 1975 to the Republic of Fiji and renamed Discarded in 1985.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Vireo MSC-205 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) USS Lyman K. Swenson DD 729

1962-12-10

N/A

 

Other Information

USS VIREO earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The vireos make up a family, Vireonidae, of small to medium-sized passerine birds found in the New World (Canada to Argentina, including the West Indies) and Southeast Asia, "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name VIREO - USS Vireo ATO-144 and USS Vireo MSC-205.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Arvin E. Olsen.

 

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