TEMPEST PC 2

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.

Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Ship Keel Laid 30 September 1991 - Launched 4 April 1992 Christened 20 June 1992 USS TEMPEST PC-2 Commissioned 28 August 1993 - Decommissioned 30 September 2005 USCGC TEMPEST WPC-2 Transferred to US Coast Guard 1 October 2005 & Placed in Special Commission Recommissioned 6 December 2005 - Decommissioned 22 August 2008 USS TEMPEST PC-2 Returned to US Navy custody August 22 2008 - Recommissioned 23 August 2008 Decommissioned 7 March 2022

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tempest PC-2 Covers Page 1     (1993-2005)

 

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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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial "Decommissioning Station" Norfolk, VA

2005-09-30

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A violent windstorm, especially one with rain, hail, or snow.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name TEMPEST -
The first TEMPEST, a side wheel steamer, served briefly in 1865.
The second, a shallow-draft, single-turret monitor, was laid down as YUMA in 1865, renamed TEMPEST on 15 June 1869, reverted to YUMA on 10 August of the same year, and served from 1865-1874.
The third, USS TEMPEST PC-2.

 

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