SEDGE WLB 402

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.

Iris Class 180 ft Seagoing Buoy Tender Keel Laid October 6 1943 - Launched November 27 1943 USCGC SEDGE WAGL-402 Commissioned July 5 1944 - Decommissioned February 26 1947 Recommissioned April 14 1950 USCGC SEDGE WLB-402 Reclassified 1965 - Decommissioned April 28 1973 Recommissioned July 25 1974 - Decommissioned November 15 2002 Transferred to Nigeria

Naval Covers

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1. 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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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3rd Commissioning July 25 1974 - November 15 2002

 

USPS Machine Cancel Homer, AK

1975-05-25

N/A

HOMEPORT - Homer AK November 6 1974 to November 15 2002. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS Machine Cancel Homer, AK

1987-08-04

N/A

HOMEPORT - Homer AK November 6 1974 to November 15 2002. Ship's cachet

 

USPS 4-bar Homer, AK

2002-11-15

N/A

HOMEPORT - Homer AK November 6 1974 to November 15 2002. Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Sedge is a taxon of monocot flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 4,000 species described in about 70 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical Asia and tropical South America. While sedges may be found growing in all kinds of situations, they tend to be associated with wet places, like wetlands, and poor soils.

 

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