BURTON ISLAND WAGB 283

Ship Name and Designation History

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Burton Island Class Icebreaker Keel Laid 15 March 1946 - Launched 30 April 1946 USS BURTON ISLAND AG-88 Commissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 28 December 1946 USS BURTON ISLAND AGB-1 Reclassified Icebreaker (AGB) 1 March 1949 Transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard USCGC BURTON ISLAND WAGB-283 Commissioned 15 December 1966 - Decommissioned 9 May 1978 Transferred to Maritime Administration for disposal Sold 17 August 1980 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Burton Island AGB-1 Covers Page 1    (1947-1966)
2. USCGC Burton Island WAGB-283 Covers Page 2    (1970-1973)

 

Postmarks

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

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Navy Commissioning 28 December 1946 to 15 December 1966

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) ("AG 88")

1946-12-28

(First Day Postal Service) The cancel on this cover was backdated to the date the post office was established. Cachet by Walter Czubay .

 

Locy Type 2(n) (AG 88)

1947-02-22

AG-88

 

Locy Type 2(n) (AGB 1)

1950-03-08

AGB-1

 

Locy Type 2(n) (AGB 1)

1961-07-24

AGB-1. 1961 Arctic Resupply Cachet

 

Locy Type 2(n) ("T" in BURTON inverted)

1960-02-21

AGB-1

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS,AGB 1)

1961-12-28

AGB-1

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (AG 88)

1948-10-27

AG-88. Navy Day

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-73a

1948-03-21

AG-88. On stuffer card. From the John Young collection.

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) ("AGB 1") (1949-1965)

1955-07-14

AGB-1

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Coast Guard Commissioning 15 December 1966 to 9 May 1978

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USCGC)

1970-03-02

WAGB-283. "Operation Deep Freeze 1970"

 

Other Information

USS BURTON ISLAND earned the Navy Unit Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Antarctic Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An island near the coast of Delaware.

 

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