OWL ATO 137

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 25 October 1917 - Launched 4 March 1918 USS OWL Minesweeper No. 2 Commissioned 11 July 1918 USS OWL AM-2 Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 USS OWL AT-137 Reclassified as Ocean Tug (AT) 1 June 1942 USS OWL ATO-137 Reclassified as Ocean Tug (Old) (ATO) 15 May 1944 Decommissioned 26 July 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1946 Sold 27 June 1947 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Owl ATO-137 Covers Page 1    (1935-40)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "NORFOLK / VA"

1938-03-17

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Locy Type F "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-08-26

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-17

1940-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Joseph F. Koehl, Henrik Wilson and Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3b, "2"

1941-10-30

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Locy Type SLKbs (80x9)

1934-11-29

Additional postmark from Norfolk, VA. Date is typed on the cover.

 

Locy Type SLKbs (45x5)

1936-04-22

Cachet by Naval Cachet And Cancel Club.

 

Other Information

USS OWL earned 1 Battle Star for her WWII service.

NAMESAKE - The medium-large mainly nocturnal raptor.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name OWL - USS OWL ATO-137 and USS Owl AMCU-35.

 

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