POINT GREY WPB 82324

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.

Point Class 82-foot Coastal Patrol Boat Keel Laid - Launched CG 82324 Commissioned October 11 1961 [Note: Although the U.S. Coast Guard may use "WPB-82324" in its documentation, the identification painted on the ship's hull would have been "CG 82324" (as seen in standard photos of the class for that time period).] USCGC POINT GREY WPB-82324 Named January 1964 - Decommissioned July 14 1970 RVNS HUYNH BO HQ-722 (South Vietnamese Naval Service) (alt: HUỲNH BỘ) Transferred to South Vietnam July 14 1970 Effectively decommissioned on April 30, 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam Presumed scrapped by Vietnam by early 1980s

 

Conflicting History Data

There is some disagreement in the name the ship was given by South Vietnam as well as the hull number.

The U.S. Coast Guard History page for Point Grey says:
"Transferred to South Vietnam as Nuy Bo on 14 July 1970". (No hull number given)

U.S. Wikipedia says: "...recommissioned as RVNS Huỳnh Bộ (HQ-723)."

Harpoon Databases says: "Hnuyh Bo HQ-723"
[Note "Hnuyn" versus Wikipedia's "Huynh"]

The blog post The Story of the Republic of Vietnam Navy Evacuation by Dinh Manh Hung (Đinh Mạnh Hùng)
and dated January 26, 2018 says: "HQ 722 Huỳnh-Bộ"

Vietnamese Wikipedia says: "HQ-722 Huỳnh Bộ"

Based on the above, "Huỳnh Bộ" appears to be the correct name. As for the hull number, most Vietnamese sources used "HQ-722" so that is what I went with.

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1968)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2# Br. 17085

1968-06-29

N/A

Vietnam Service. Official Election Ballot Envelope

 

Other Information

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