GRESHAM WPG 85

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.

Revenue Cutter
Keel Laid January 17 1896 - Launched September 12 1896


1. USRC WALTER Q. GRESHAM
   Commissioned May 30 1897
   Transferred to U.S. Navy March 24 1898 but saw no action
   Returned to U.S. Coast Guard August 17 1898
   
   
2. USRC GRESHAM
   Name shortened in 1904
   
   
3. USCGC GRESHAM
   Name changed when U.S. Coast Guard was established in 1915
   Transferred to U.S. Navy April 6 1917 and acted as a patrol gunboat during World War I
   Returned to U.S. Coast Guard August 28 1919 - Decommissioned January 19 1935
   
   Sold April 22 1935 for scrap - Reacquired January 21 1943
   
   
4. USCG GRESHAM WPG-85
   Commissioned March 23 1943 - Decommissioned April 7 1944
   
   
5. T. V. McALLISTER (Commercial Service)
   Acquired in 1946 by Nicholas D. Allen of Teaneck, NJ, converted to a tug and renamed
   
   
6. TRADE WINDS (Commercial Service)
   Sold in 1947 to the Weston Trading Co. of Honduras and renamed
   
   
7. INS HATIKVA K-22 (Israeli Naval Service)
   Acquired by Israel in 1949 and renamed Hatikva (The Hope)
   Scrapped in 1951 at Shemen Beach, Haifa, Israel.

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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