POLAR STAR WAGB 10

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.

Polar Class 399-foot Heavy Icebreaker Keel Laid 15 May 1972 - Launched 17 November 1973 USCGC POLAR STAR WAGB-10 Commissioned 17 January 1976 Placed in a "Caretaker" status 30 June 2006 Reactivated following overhaul 14 December 2012

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Polar Star Covers WAGB-10 Page 1    (1973-98)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-72

1976-01-17

Note: Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ ("US COAST GUARD", "Cutter" omitted) (1982)

1984-12-25

Christmas and Deep Freeze '85, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-2(n+) (USCGC, FPO AP 96698-3920)

1994-12-31

Ships cachet.

 

Locy Type 2-2 (USCGC, FPO AP 96698-3920)

2006-03-13

Ships cachet.

 

Locy Type 2-2(n+)a (USCGC, FPO AP 96698-3920)

2016-06-20

Ships cachet.

 

Locy Type 9fy (USCGC / NEW YORK NY) (USPO) (1977)

1983-08-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-2 (USCGC, FPO / AP 96698-3920)

1992-12-25

Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

Locy Type 9-2 (USCGC, FPO AP 96698-3920)

2004-01-23

Ships cachet. Postmarked with a Type 11 postmark from USAF McMurdo Station postmark.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A visible star that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation.

 

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