ERIE PG 50

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.

Erie Class Gunboat
Keel Laid 17 December 1934 - Launched 29 January 1936


1. USS ERIE PG-50
   Commissioned 1 July 1936
   Beached 12 November 1942 at Curacao, Netherlands Antilles after being torpedoed by German submarine U-163
   After being towed to Willenstadt, Curaco, Netherlands Antilles, she capsized and sank 5 December 1942
   
   Struck from Navy Register 28 July 1943
   Salvaged in 1952 and her hulk sunk in deeper water

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Erie PG-50 Covers Page 1    (1934-1942)

 

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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Post Office Established 1 July 1936 - Disestablished 21 January 1943

 

Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BTB) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1936-07-01

Cachet by Edmund F. Rybicki

 

Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BTB) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1936-07-01

Cachet by Eugene L. Mueller. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTB) "THANKSGIVING / LE HAVRE"

1936-11-26

Thanksgiving, Cachet by Edmund F. Rybicki, sponsored by the Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "BALBOA / C.Z." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-23

1938-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Richard Buchwald

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "BALBOA / CANAL ZONE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-23a

1940-07-12

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Locy Type 9v

1939-04-24

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Locy Type 9x

1938-04-26

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Locy Type 9efw

1938-04-27

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Non-Postal Ship Markings

 

Non-Postal Ship Marking

1936-07-01

Commissioning, from the Bob Govern collection. The front of the cover is shown on the Naval Cover page.

 

Non-Postal Ship Marking

1938-12-25

Christmas Day, cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the USS Erie Crew of the ANCS.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - One of the Great Lakes between the United States and Canada ; counties in New York and Ohio ; cities or towns in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, and Pennsylvania.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edmund A. Knoll.

 

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