MAYFLOWER WPG 183

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.

Patrol Yacht Built 1896 as "OGDEN GOELET" Purchased by U.S. Navy 1898 and renamed USS MAYFLOWER Commissioned 24 March 1898 - Decommissioned 1 November 1904 Recommissioned 25 July 1905 USS MAYFLOWER PY 1 Designated Patrol Yacht (PY) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 22 March 1929 Sold 19 October 1931 to Leo P. Coe, an agent for Frank P. Parish Sold to Broadfoot Iron Works of Wilmington, NC Purchased by War Shipping Administration 31 July 1942 and renamed "BUTTE" USCGC MAYFLOWER WPG 183 Transferred to US Coast Guard 6 September 1943, name restored Commissioned 19 October 1943 - Decommissioned 1 July 1946 Returned to War Shipping Administration for disposal Sold 8 January 1947 to Frank M. Shaw of Baltimore, MD for use as an Arctic seal catcher MALLA Resold 1948 to Collins Distributer's Inc as an Aliyah Bet ship Fitted out for coastal trade at Genoa, Italy Carried Jewish refugees from the ill-fated Exodus to Haifa, Palestine INS MAOZ K 24 Purchased by Israel 1950 and renamed Served as Patrol Craft and Training Ship Broken up 1955

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mayflower PY-1 Covers Page 1     (1909-1929)

 

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 25 July 1905 to 22 March 1929

Post Office Established 21 August 1908 - Post Office Disestablished 10 May 1929

 

Locy Type 1 (1909)

1909-05-14

As PY-1. Panama picture postcard. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.

 

Locy Type 1a

1929-04-01

As PY-1

 

Locy Type 1ay ("RECD")

1910-09-09

As PY-1. Picture postcard. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 2 (AC)

1911-10-11

As PY-1. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1927-03-04

As PY-1. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1911-10-30

N/A

As PY-1. "On Piece". From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-87

1929-04-23

As PY-1. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type SLK

1929-04-12

As PY-1. From the Jim Myerson collection.

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USCGC MAYFLOWER - 3rd Commissioning 19 October 1943 to 1 July 1946

Post Office Established 8 May 1944 - Post Office Disestablished 1 September 1945

 

Locy Type RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-87a

1946-06-10

N/A

As WPG-183. Postmark illustration from the USCS Postmark Archives.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A species of shrubs and trees with white or pink flowers and scarlet berries
Also the name of the ship that brought pilgrims to America in 1620

 

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