PCC 1601

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.

Adroit Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid October 18 1941 - Launched March 5 1942


1. USS FIERCE AM-97
Commissioned October 12 1942


2. USS PC-1601
Reclassified Submarine Chaser (PC) June 1 1944


3. USS PCC-1601
Reclassified Control Submarine Chaser (PCC) August 20 1945
Decommissioned December 14 1945
Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946


4. SEA BORN II (Commercial service)
Sold June 18 1948 and renamed

Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Nashville TN

1941-10-18

Keel Laying of FIERCE AM-97, cachet by J.O. Jernigan

 

USPO Machine Postmark Nashville TN

1942-03-05

Launching of FIERCE AM-97, cachet by J.O. Jernigan

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NO FIERCE / PC / PCC-1601 POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

DATE FROM to DATE TO

Note:

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Locy Type 7rz

1943-11-30

Posted from another ship or shore station...Ship did not carry this device

 

Other Information

PCC-1601 earned two battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness

 

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