PANDORA WPC 113

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.

Thetis Class, 165-Foot (B) Patrol Craft Keel Laid - Launched 30 June 1934 USCGC PANDORA WPC-113 Commissioned 1 November 1934 USS PANDORA WPC-113 Ex. Order 8929 1 November 1941 to the US Navy USCGC PANDORA WPC-113 Back to the USCG 1 January 1946 - Decommissioned 1 May 1959 Sold as excess 4 November 1959

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1. USCGC Pandora WPC-113 Covers Page 1     (None)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z# Br# 11046 San Juan PR

1947-12-19

N/A

Coast Guardsman mail. From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Pandora was named for a woman from Greek mythology whom Zeus caused Hephaestus to create as punishment for the human race because Prometheus had stolen fire from heaven. She became the wife of Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus. Zeus gave her a box enclosing all human ills, which escaped over the earth when she opened the box out of curiosity. Hope, also in the box, was all she prevented from escaping.

The cutters sponsor was Miss Margaret Hughes, the daughter of the Honorable James F. Hughes, a member of Congress from Wisconsin.

 

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