PONTCHARTRAIN

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.

Lake Class Cutter Keel Laid 29 November 1927 - Launched 16 June 1928 USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN Commissioned 13 October 1928 - Decommissioned 30 April 1941 Transferred to Royal Navy 30 April 1941 HMS HARTLAND Y00 (British Naval Service) Commissioned 30 April 1941 Sunk by gunfire from the French destroyer Typhon within Oran Harbor, Algeria 8 November 1942

 

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Pontchartrain 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 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Cancel Los Angeles CA

1940-12-30

N/A

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

Two cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name PONTCHARTRAIN - USCGC Pontchartrain and USCGC Pontchartrain WHEC-70.

 

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