SYLPH PY 12

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.

Patrol Yacht
Built 1929 as Yacht INTREPID
Acquired by U.S. Navy July 16 1940 and classified Patrol Craft YP-71
Renamed and designated Patrol Yacht (PY) July 19 1940


1. USS SYLPH PY-12
   Commissioned October 1 1940 - Decommissioned December 19 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946
   Transferred December 31 1946 to War Shipping Administration
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1940-44)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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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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Post Office Established December 2 1940 - Disestablished June 15 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Dec 11, 1940 "BROOKLYN / NEW YORK"

1940-12-11

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Dec 11, 1940 "BROOKLYN / NEW YORK"

1940-12-11

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v (Bullseye Target used to cancel the stamp)

1940-12-11

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
R/S marking on the back from Desmond D. Jagyi

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1940-12-11

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NEW YORK / NEW YORK"

1941-01-07

Note:

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NEW YORK / NEW YORK"

1941-01-07

Enclosed photo

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A mythological creature in the western tradition.

There have been four ships of the US Navy named SYLPH - USS Sylph (Schooner 1813), USS Sylph (Schooner 1831), USS Sylph PY-5 and USS Sylph PY-12.

 

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