FIRM MSO 444

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.

Aggressive Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 16 April 1952 - Launched 15 April 1953 USS FIRM AM-444 Commissioned 12 October 1954 USS FIRM MSO-444 Reclassified Ocean Minesweeper (MSO) 7 February 1955 Decommissioned 5 July 1972 RPS DAVAO del SUR PM-92 Loaned to the Philippines and renamed 5 July 1972 Returned to U.S. custody 1 July 1977 Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1977 Sold for scrap 8 July 1977

Naval Covers

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1. USS Firm MSO-444 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 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.

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark Long Beach, CA "GIVE TO THE MARCH OF DIMES"

1970-02-25

Ther ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Unyielding.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name FIRM - USS Firm AM-98 and USS Firm MSO-444.

 

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