AMPERE ADG 11

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.

Admirable Class Minesweeper Originally planned as Patrol Craft Escort PCE-919 Keel Laid November 24 1943 as Minesweeper (AM) DRAKE AM-359 Launched August 12 1944 Name Canceled April 20 1945 and reclassified District Degaussing Vessel (YDG) YDG-11 Placed In Service August 15 1945 - Out of Service 1946 Reclassified Degaussing Ship (ADG) November 1 1947 While in reserve ADG-11 Placed In Service July 1951 AMPERE ADG-11 Named February 1 1955 Placed Out of Service February 1957 Struck from Navy Register July 1 1961 Sold June 21 1962 to The Philippine President Lines of Manila Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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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 Postmark 17000 Branch Sasebo, Japan

1956-08-26

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A unit of measure for the strength of an electric current. The ampere is named for Andre Marie Ampere who established the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

 

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