AUK MSF 57

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.

Auk Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid 15 April 1941 - Launched 26 August 1941


1. USS AUK AM-57
   Commissioned 15 January 1942 - Decommissioned 15 July 1946
   Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel-hulled) (MSF) 7 March 1955, While in reserve
   
   Struck from Navy Register 1 August 1956
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1941-44)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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

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Post Office Established 23 January 1942 - Disestablished 1 July 1946

 

Locy Type FDC SL2b

1942-01-15

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1944-01-07

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A diving bird native to the colder climates of the northern hemisphere.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named AUK - USS Auk AM-38/Discoverer ARS-3 and USS Auk MSF-57/AM-57.

 

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