BELFAST PF 35

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.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate Keel Laid March 26 1943 as Patrol Gunboat PG-143 Redesignated Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943 Launched May 20 1943 USS BELFAST PF-35 Commissioned November 24 1944 - Decommissioned July 11 1945 EK-3 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Transferred July 12 1945 to The Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Program Ran aground November 17 1948 during a storm off Petropavlovsk in eastern Siberia Declared total loss November 14 1949 Struck from Navy list January 31 1950

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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 Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-12-29 to 1944-12-29

As PF-35
Censored wartime (WWII) use
This was the only device use by this vessel

 

Other Information

Earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
* New Guinea operations, Noemfoor Island landing, July 1944
* Leyte operation, October 1944

NAMESAKE - A city and seaport on the western shore of Penobscot Bay in southern Maine

 

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