WESTWIND WAGB 281

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.

Wind Class Icebreaker Keel Laid August 24 1942 - Launched March 31 1943 USCGC WESTWIND CGC-99 Commissioned September 18 1944 SEVERNI POLIUS (Soviet Naval Service) Loaned to The Soviet Union February 21 1945 and renamed Returned to U.S. Navy custody December 19 1951 USS WESTWIND AGB-6 Commissioned February 1 1952 - Decommissioned March 13 1952 Custody transferred to U.S. Coast Guard March 13 1952 USCGC WESTWIND WAGB-281 Commissioned March 19 1952 Struck from Naval registry September 8 1952 Decommissioned October 1 1971 Recommissioned June 20 1974 - Decommissioned February 29 1988

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Westwind WAGB-281 Covers Page 1     (1983)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning (USCG) September 18 1944 to February 21 1945

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-10-03

WAGB-281. Official Election War Ballot envelope. Posted from another ship or station...ship did not carry this device

 

N/A

1944-10-18

N/A

WAGB-281. Official Election War Ballot envelope.

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3rd Commissioning (USCG) March 19 1952 to October 1 1971

 

Locy Type 7 US Army US Air Force Postal System APO 23

1953-08-28

N/A

WAGB-281. "Operation Nanook 53" cachet.

 

Locy Type 7 US Army US Air Force Postal System

1965-08-16

N/A

WAGB-281. 1965 Arctic Operations cachet.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCGC

1966-07-26

WAGB-281. 15th Season Arctic (East) R/S cachet.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCGC

1971-02-01

WAGB-281. "Operation Deep Freeze"

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCGC

1971-03-02

WAGB-281. "Operation Deep Freeze"

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCGC

Undated

WAGB-281

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4th Commissioning (USCG) June 20 1974 to February 29 1988

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCGC

1974-08-13

WAGB-281

 

Locy Type LDC 2-2t

1988-02-29

WAGB-281. Last Day in Commission, cachet by John Young

 

Other Information

One of seven "Wind" class icebreakers.

 

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