POINT LOMAS WPB 82321
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.
- CG 82321 (U.S. Coast Guard) Commissioned August 9 1961
- USCGC POINT LOMAS WPB-82321 Named and Designated January 1964 - Decommissioned May 26 1970
- VAN DIEN HQ-719 (South Vietnamese Naval Service) (alt: VAN-DIEM, VĂN-ÐIỀM, VĂN ĐIỂN, VÂN ĐIỀN) Transferred to South Vietnam May 26 1970
Point Class 82 foot Coastal Patrol Boat
Keel Laid - Launched
[Note: Although the U.S. Coast Guard may use "WPB-82321" in its documentation,
the identification painted on the ship's hull is "CG 82321" (as seen in photos)]
Effectively decommissioned on April 30, 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam
The archived version of Harpoon Databases says NGO VAN QUYEN HQ-718 (ex-USCGC Point Lomas) was "Scrapped (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) 1987".
Given the naming controversy (POINT BANKS vs POINT LOMAS - see below), it is unclear which ship this fate applies to.
Conflicting History Data
There is disagreement as to the name and hull number given to the ship by the Vietnamese Navy.
The U.S. Wikipedia pages for POINT_BANKS and
POINT_LOMAS
(with a little help from the
Point-class cutters of the Republic of Vietnam Navy
Wikipedia page) say the following:
POINT LOMAS --> NGO VAN QUYEN HQ-718
POINT BANKS --> VAN DIEN HQ-719
However, the Vietnamese Wikipedia page for
Navy of the Republic of Vietnam says the opposite:
POINT BANKS --> NGO VAN QUYEN HQ-718
POINT LOMAS --> VAN DIEN HQ-719
It is difficult to choose between the U.S. Wikipedia version and the Vietnamese Wikipedia version.
On the one hand, I would expect (hope) the Vietnamese Wikipedia to be more accurate as their authors
should have better access to documentation related to the Vietnamese Navy.
However, any cachets made for the ship will likely use U.S. / English language sources and if we list a
different name than what the cachet shows, it may be confusing.
In the end, I chose to go with the Vietnamese Wikipedia version in the hope of accuracy.
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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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Army Air Force |
1966-02-26
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N/A |
Note:
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Locy Type 2# |
1969-12-22
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N/A |
Note:
Other Information
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