REDWING ARS 4

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 5 August 1918 - Launched 7 June 1919 USS REDWING Minesweeper No. 48 Commissioned 17 October 1919 USS REDWING AM-48 Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 14 April 1922 REDWING AM-48 Placed In Service and transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard 24 May 1924 USCGC REDWING WAT-48 Commissioned Fleet Tug (WAT) 11 October 1924 Decommissioned 29 August 1941 Returned to U.S. Navy 29 August 1941 USS REDWING ARS-4 Recommissioned Rescue and Salvage Ship (ARS) 28 October 1941 SUNK by mine 29 June 1943 off Bizerte, Tunisia Struck from Naval Register 19 August 1943

Naval Covers

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1. USS Redwing ARS-4 Covers Page 1     (1942)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Received Marking (47x32)

1932-09-13

As USCGC REDWING. Homeported in Astoria OR at this time
Additional postmark from Portland OR dated September 14 1932.

 

Locy Type F

1934-12-30

As USCGC REDWING. Homeported in Astoria OR at this time. Additional postmark from Astoria OR dated December 31 1934.
Cachet by Louis R. Diesing, sponsored by the Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A North American blackbird with scarlet patches on its wings

 

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