FIREBUSH WLB 393

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.

Basswood Class 180-foot Buoy Tender Keel Laid 12 November 1943 - Launched 3 February 1944 USCGC FIREBUSH WAGL-393 Commissioned 20 July 1944 USCGC FIREBUSH WLB-393 Redesignated (WLB) 1965 - Decommissioned 26 May 2003 NNS NAWMBA Transferred to Nigeria 30 June 2003

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Firebush WLB-393 Covers Page 1    (1985-2003)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Machine Cancel Honolulu HI

1985-03-04

N/A

Official Ship's cachet.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark Kodiak, AK

1989-05-28

N/A

Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS 4-bar Kodiak, AK

2003-05-26

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

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