WARBLER MSC 206

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.

Redwing Class Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 15 October 1953 as AMS-206 Launched 18 June 1954 Reclassified as a Coastal Minesweeper (MSC) 7 February 1955 USS WARBLER MSC-206 Commissioned 26 July 1955 - Decommissioned 1 October 1970 WARBLER MSC-206 Placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship 1 October 1970 Placed out of service 1 July 1975 Struck from the Navy Register 1 July 1975 HMFS KIRO MSC 206 Sold 14 October 1975 to the Republic of Fiji and renamed Decommissioned 10 October 1995 Deleted from the Fijian Navy list in 1996 Disposed of by being set on fire

Naval Covers

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1. USS Warbler MSC-206 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2 17002 Yokosuka, Japan

1958-06-18

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS WARBLER earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars and the Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - There are a number of Passeriformes (perching birds) called warblers. They are not necessarily closely related to one another, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, vocal, and insectivorous.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name WARBLER - USS Warbler ARS-11 and USS Warbler MSC-206.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. S. A. Blythe.

 

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