AGATE PYc 4

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.

Goldcrest Class Minesweeper/Coastal Patrol Yacht Built 1930 as the yacht "ARMINA" - Renamed "STELLA POLARIS" Acquired by U.S. Navy October 27 1940 Began conversion to a Minesweeper October 27 1940 Designated AM-78 November 2 1940 Name changed to "GOLDCREST" November 14 1940 Conversion canceled November 23 1940 Reconverted to Coastal Patrol Yacht (PYc) and completed December 20 1940 USS AGATE PYc 4 Commissioned January 31 1941 - Decommissioned September 29 1944 Struck from Naval Register October 14 1944 Transferred to Maritime Commission July 3 1945 for disposal VALLARTA ALEGRE (Private) Sold, renamed and operated as a dinner cruise ship out of Puerto Valarta, Mexico

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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

 

Locy Type 3z

1944-04-28

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Agate is variegated chalcedony having its colors arranged in stripes.

 

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