POINT ORIENT WPB 82319

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 foot Coastal Patrol Boat
Keel Laid - Launched


1. CG 82319 (U.S. Coast Guard)
Commissioned June 28 1961

[Note: Although the U.S. Coast Guard may use "WPB-82319" in its documentation, the identification painted
on the ship's hull would have been "CG 82319" (as seen in standard photos of the class for that time period).]


2. USCGC POINT ORIENT WPB-82319
Named and Designated January 1964 - Decommissioned July 14 1970


3. RVNS NGUYEN KIM HUNG HQ-723 (South Vietnamese Naval Service) (alt: NGUYỄN KIM HƯNG)
Transferred to South Vietnam July 14 1970
Effectively decommissioned on April 30, 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam

Presumed scrapped by Vietnam by early 1980s

 

Conflicting History Data

There is disagreement as to the hull number given to the ship by the Vietnamese Navy.

The U.S. Wikipedia pages for POINT GREY and POINT ORIENT say the following:
     POINT GREY --> HUỲNH BỘ HQ-723
     POINT ORIENT --> NGUYỄN KIM HƯNG HQ-722

However, the Vietnamese Wikipedia page for Navy of the Republic of Vietnam says the opposite:
     POINT GREY --> HUỲNH BỘ HQ-722
     POINT ORIENT --> NGUYỄN KIM HƯNG HQ-723

I chose to go with the Vietnamese Wikipedia version in the hope that their editors have access to more accurate data.

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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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 7#

1967-07-13 to 1967-07-13

N/A

Note:

 

Locy Type 2#

1970-02-24 to 1970-02-24

N/A

Note:

 

Other Information

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