TORNADO WPC 14

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.

Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Ship Keel Laid 25 August 1998 - Launched 7 June 1999 USS TORNADO PC-14 Commissioned 24 June 2000 - Decommissioned 1 October 2004 USCGC TORNADO WPC-14 Commissioned 6 October 2004 - Decommissioned 30 September 2011 USS TORNADO PC-14 Recommissioned 30 September 2011

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tornado PC-14 Covers Page 1    (1998-2004)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS 4-bar Lockport, LA

1998-08-25

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar Lockport, LA

1999-05-07

N/A

Launching, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial "Commissioning Station" Norfolk, VA

2000-06-24

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar Pascagoula, MS

2004-12-06

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

There have been two ships of the US Navy that have borne the name TORNADO - USS Tornado (Monitor 1869)(ex Winnebago) and USS Tornado PC-14.

 

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