POINT HERRON WPB 82318

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.

Point Class 82 ft Coastal Patrol Boat Keel Laid - Launched CG 82318 (U.S. Coast Guard) Commissioned June 14 1961 [Note: Although the U.S. Coast Guard may use "WPB-82318" in its documentation, the identification painted on the ship's hull would have been "CG 82318" (as seen in standard photos of the class for that time period).] USCGC POINT HERRON WPB-82318 Named January 1964 - Decommissioned July 27 1991 ARM MORRO PC-281 (Mexican Naval Service) Transferred to Mexico and renamed July 27 1991

 

Conflicting History Data

There is disagreement on the name given to the ship by the Mexican Navy.

Harpoon Databases says "ARM Morro PC-281".

The Wikipedia page for "List of ships of the Mexican Navy" has entries for:
     PC-281 Punto Morro (ex USCGC Point Verde WPB-82311)
     PC-282 Punto Mastun (ex USCGC Point Herron WPB-82318)

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1975)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Machine Cancel Bay Shore NY

1975-05-02

N/A

Homeport - Bay Shore, NY, from 1966 to 1981. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS Machine Cancel Hicksville NY

1985-04-16

N/A

Homeport - Babylon, NY, from 1982 to 1991. Add-on cachet by Richard Hoffner

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A Cape in Kitsap County, Washington

 

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