ANTELOPE PG 86

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 June 1 1965 as "PGM-86" Launched June 18 1966 Reclassified as a Patrol Gunboat "PG" March 28 1967 USS ANTELOPE PG-86 Commissioned November 4 1967 - Decommissioned October 1 1977 Struck from the Naval Register October 1 1977 Transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) January 17 1978 OSV PETER W. ANDERSON Placed in service as an Ocean Survey Vessel June 1985 Placed out of Service 2004

Naval Covers

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1. USS Antelope PG-86 Covers Page 1     (---)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel San Diego CA

1969-02-27

N/A

Collectors request by Thad W. Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 2tnu USS Graham County AGP-1176

1973-07-12

N/A

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Lawrence DDG-4

1977-10-01

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

USS ANTELOPE earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon during her US Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Large, fast, ruminant mammals which generally resemble deer except for their two single-prong horns.

There has been three ships of the US Navy named ANTELOPE - USS Antelope (Steamer 1861), USS Antelope IX-109 and USS Antelope PG-86.

 

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