WIDGEON ASR 1

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 October 8 1917 - Launched May 5 1918


1. USS WIDGEON Minesweeper No. 22
   Commissioned July 27 1918
   
   
2. USS WIDGEON AM-22
   Designated (AM) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned April 15 1922
   Recommissioned March 5 1923 (With Salvage Capability)
   
   
3. USS WIDGEON ASR-1
   Reclassified Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR) June 22 1936
   Decommissioned February 5 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 23 1947
   Sold to the Basalt Rock Co. of Napa, CA for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Widgeon Covers Page 1    (1928-41)

 

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 March 5 1923 to February 5 1947

 

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

1934-10-12

As AM-22
Columbus Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell.

 

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

1938-05-30

As ASR-1
Memorial Day, cachet by William F. Schlechter.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "HONOLULU / OAHU T.H."

1940-05-30

As ASR-1
Memorial Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "PEARL HARBOR / OAHU T.H."

1941-02-26

As ASR-1
Dated with line dater

 

Locy Type 3s (AC) "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII"

1931-04-10

As AM-22
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell.

 

Locy Type 3s (AC) "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII"

1932-07-28

As AM-22

 

Locy Type 9

c1931

As AM-22

 

Locy Type 9v

1928-04

As AM-22

 

Other Information

WIDGEON earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service

WIDGEON ASR-1 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Submarine Base

NAMESAKE - A type of freshwater duck

 

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