BENICIA PG 96

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.

Asheville Class Gunboat Keel Laid 3 January 1967 Incomplete hull destroyed by fire August 1968 Keel Laid 14 April 1969 as Motor Gunboat PGM-96 Launched 20 December 1969 USS BENICIA PG-96 Commissioned 20 April 1970 - Decommissioned 15 October 1971 ROKN PAEK KU PGM-351 Transferred to South Korea 15 October 1971 and renamed Returned to U.S. Navy custody 1991 Struck from Navy Register 30 August 1996 Scrapped in Korea in 1998.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Benicia PG-96 Covers Page 1     (1969)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Tacoma WA

1969-12-20

N/A

Launching, cachet by the USS Saginaw Chapter No. 59, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Benicia, CA

The ships sponsor was Mrs. William F. Petrovic.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BENICIA - USS Benicia (1869 Sloop) and USS Benicia PG-96.

 

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