IRONWOOD WLB 297

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.

Mesquite Class 180 ft Seagoing Buoy Tender Keel Laid 2 November 1942 - Launched 16 March 1943 USCGC IRONWOOD WAGL-297 Commissioned 4 August 1943 USCGC IRONWOOD WLB-297 Reclassified 1965 - Decommissioned 6 October 2000 Transferred to the Department of the Interior where it serves as a training vessel for the Jobs Corps Maritime Training Program at Tongue Point Jobs Corps Training Center, Astoria, Oregon

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Ironwood WAGL/WLB-297 Covers Page 1    (1957-2000)

 

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

No Postmarks Reported

 

N/A

1942-44

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

N/A

1944-47

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

N/A

1947-50

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

N/A

1950-54

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

N/A

1954-69

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

USPO Machine Cancel Honolulu HI

1957-10-02

N/A

WAGL-297

 

USPO Machine Cancel Honolulu HI

1968-02-15

N/A

WLB-297

 

N/A

1969-74

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

USPO Machine Cancel Homer, AK

1969-01-05

N/A

New Homeport Arrival, cachet by Alaskan Collectors Club

 

USPO Machine Cancel Homer, AK

1969-04-08

N/A

Ship's Seal Embossed and signed by the CO

 

Locy Type 7# Branch 13609 "U.S. NAVAL STATION" Kodiak, AK

1971-04-09

N/A

Note:

 

Locy Type 7# Branch 13609 "U.S. NAVAL STATION" Kodiak, AK

1971-04-09

N/A

Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPO Machine Cancel Homer, AK

1974-04-22

N/A

Cacheted and signed by the CO

 

USPS Machine Cancel Florida

1974-06-07

N/A

Signed by the CO. On the way to Maryland for overhaul.

 

N/A

1974-75

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

USPS Machine Cancel Maryland

1974-08-05

N/A

Overhaul cachet

 

N/A

1975-79

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

USPS FPO Machine Cancel Seattle WA

1975-09-04

N/A

Cacheted, embossed and signed.

 

USPS FPO Machine Cancel Seattle WA

1976-01-14

N/A

Embossed and signed.

 

USPS 4-bar Cancel "Terminal Annex" Seattle WA

1976-08-04

N/A

Cacheted for the USCG Birthday

 

N/A

1979-2000

N/A

Homeport Cover

 

USPS Machine Cancel Anchorage, AK

1983-11-02

N/A

Embossed with ship's crest

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark Seattle WA

1984-03-12

N/A

Port Visit

 

USPS 4-bar Cancel "Terminal Annex" Seattle WA

1984-03-16

N/A

First Use of New Cachet for the 41st Anniversary of Launching. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar Cancel "Terminal Annex" Seattle WA

1985-02-14

N/A

Valentines Day. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 Kodiak AK

1985-07-11

N/A

First Use of New Cachet. Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 9 USCGC Polar Star WAGB-10

1990-08-04

N/A

Cacheted for the Port Visit to Seattle WA and for the USCG Birthday

 

USPS Machine Cancel Kodiak, AK

2000-10-06

N/A

Embossed with ship's seal. Decommissioning today.

 

USPS Type 9 "USCG Cont. Sta. 1" Kodiak, AK

2000-10-06

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 "USCG Cont. Sta. 1" Kodiak, AK

2000-10-06

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Dr Chien L Tsai MD

 

USPS Type 9 "USCG Cont. Sta. 1" Kodiak, AK

2000-10-06

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Dr Chien L Tsai MD

 

USPS Type 9 "USCG Cont. Sta. 1" Kodiak, AK

2000-10-06

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Dr Chien L Tsai MD

 

USPS Type 9 "USCG Cont. Sta. 1" Kodiak, AK

2000-10-06

N/A

Decommissioning

 

USPS Type 9 "USCG Cont. Sta. 1" Kodiak, AK

2000-10-06

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Any particular wood that has a reputation for hardness.

 

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