THRUSH AVP 3

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid 27 May 1918 - Launched 15 September 1918


1. USS THRUSH Minesweeper No. 18
   Commissioned 25 April 1919
   
   
2. USS THRUSH AM-18
   Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 3 April 1922
   Recommissioned 31 October 1935
   
   
3. USS THRUSH AVP-3
   Reclassified Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) 22 January 1936
   Decommissioned 13 December 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 8 January 1946
   Transferred 19 August 1946 to MARCOM for disposal
   
   
4. SS SEMPER PARATUS
   Sold 21 August 1946 to John A. Pohl of Haworth, NJ, and renamed
   Sunk 10 March 1951

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Thrush AM-18 / AVP-3 Covers Page 1    (1935-40)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning 31 October 1935 to 13 December 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (AC-TTB) "RECOMMIS / 31-OCTOBER"

1935-12-25

As AM-18. Christmas Day

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (AC-TTB) "RECOMMIS / 31-OCTOBER"

1935-12-25

AM-18. Close-up view of the cachet on the December 25 1935 cover

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)

1937-03-17

AVP-3. Cachet is thermographed.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "TODAY IS / NAVY DAY"

1936-10-27

AVP-3. Navy Day - Signed by NMC James E. "Jimmie" Allen

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE"

1938-05-30

AVP-3. Memorial Day. Cachet by William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type 7z

1943-09-07

N/A

The ship had postal facilities at the time, but not a machine cancel. So this postmark was applied either on another ship or ashore.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A bird of a family of approximately 700 species and sub-species. The thrush is found world-wide and is known for its beautiful songs

 

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