FIREDRAKE AE 14

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.

Mount Hood Class Ammunition Ship Keel Laid 13 March 1944 as SS WINGED RACER Launched 12 May 1944 - Acquired by US Navy 29 June 1944 USS FIREDRAKE AE-14 Commissioned 27 December 1944 - Decommissioned 21 February 1946 Recommissioned 11 October 1951 - Decommissioned 19 March 1971 Struck from Naval Register 15 July 1976 Sold 1 December 1977 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Firedrake AE-14 Covers Page 1    (1952-1970)

 

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 Reestablished 1 January 1952 - Disestablished 16 November 1970

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1952-01-01

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1952-01-01

First Day Postal Service, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type 2

1952-04-15

At this timeframe, she was on her first Western Pacific (WestPac) tour to Korea to support the war efforts.

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1957-04-01

Unlisted in the USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Ed. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2(n)y USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-38

1962-04-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1968-02-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1970-02-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-06-08

Favor strike on stamp block applied to cover

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u) (USS)

1970-11-16

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9ef(nu)

1970-11-16

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

USS FIREDRAKE earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korea Service Medal w/ 4 Battle stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 6 Campaign stars, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippines Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A fire-breathing dragon of Germanic mythology.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. R. M. Kitchins.

 

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