ALEX HALEY WMEC 39

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.

Edenton Class Salvage and Rescue Ship Keel Laid 28 March 1967 - Launched 15 May 1968 USS EDENTON ATS-1 Commissioned 23 January 1971 - Decommissioned 29 March 1996 USCGC ALEX HALEY WMEC-39 Transferred to the USCG as Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) 18 November 1997 Commissioned (Special) 10 July 1999

Naval Covers

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2. USCGC Alex Haley WMEC-39 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Type 9 "Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Br." Baltimore MD

1999-07-10

N/A

ALEX HALEY. Commissioning (Special). Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 12 "USCG Base Kodiak Post Office" Kodiak AK

2018-08-14

N/A

USCG Base Kodiak Alaska. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

EDENTON

USS EDENTON earned an Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (6 awards) and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Edenton, NC

ALEX HALEY

NAMESAKE - Named after author and journalist Alex Haley, the first chief journalist of the Coast Guard, the first African-American to reach the rank of chief petty officer, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Haley served in the Coast Guard for 20 years.

 

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