SWAN AVP 7

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 December 10 1917 - Launched July 4 1918


1. USS SWAN Minesweeper No. 34
   Commissioned January 31 1919
   
   
2. USS SWAN AM-34
   Designated (AM) February 17 1920
   Decommissioned May 23 1922
   Recommissioned June 23 1923
   Designated Minesweeper For Duty With Aircraft April 30 1931
   Decommissioned December 21 1933
   Recommissioned April 2 1934
   
   
3. USS SWAN AVP-7
   Redesignated Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) January 22 1936
   Decommissioned December 13 1945
   
   Struck from the Naval Register January 8 1946
   Transferred October 12 1946 to the Maritime Commission at Newport, RI for disposal
   
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Swan Covers Page 1    (1928-43)

 

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

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2nd Commissioning June 23 1923 to December 21 1933

 

Locy Type 3s (AC) "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE"

1928-04-23

As AM-34

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3rd Commissioning April 2 1934 to December 13 1945

 

Locy Type 3s (BC-BTT) "PORTLAND / OREGON"

1934-08-23

As AM-34

 

Locy Type 3s (BC-BTT)

1934-10-27

As AM-34

 

Locy Type 3s (BC-BTT) "PEARL / HARBOR, TH"

1937-12-25

As AVP-7
Christmas Day, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3s (BC-BTT) "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII"

1939-12-25

As AVP-7
Christmas Day, cachet by William F Schlechter
 

Locy Type 3s (BC-BTT)

1941-08-30

As AVP-7
Cancel device showing distortion (same device as 1934 above)
 

Locy Type 9v

1943-07-01 to 1943-07-15

As AVP-7
Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

SWAN earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service

SWAN AVP-7 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard

NAMESAKE - Named for any of various heavy-bodied, long-necked, mostly pure white aquatic birds, related to but larger than the goose.

 

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