HUMBOLDT WHEC 372
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.
- Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender
- USS HUMBOLDT AVP-21
Commissioned October 7 1941
Planned conversion to Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-121 canceled July 30 1945
Decommissioned March 17 1947
Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard January 24 1949
- USCGC HUMBOLDT WAVP-372
Commissioned March 29 1949
- USCGC HUMBOLDT WHEC-372
Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) May 1 1966
Decommissioned September 30 1969
Returned to U.S. Naval custody
Struck from Naval Register 1970
Keel Laid September 6 1940 - Launched March 17 1941
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1940-46)
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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
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.
|
Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
|---|
|
Locy Type |
1940-09-06 |
 |
No Image |
Keel Laid, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
|
USPO Duplex |
1941-03-17 |
 |
 |
Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
|
Locy Type |
1941-10-07 |
 |
 |
As AVP-21
Commissioning (Cachet has incorrect hull designation 'AVP-14'), cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill, sponsored by Frederick Horton
|
Locy Type |
1941-10-07 |
 |
|
Back side of the commissioning cover showing Horton's marking and a label advertising the USCS Convention in Boston Mass.
|
Locy Type |
1946-03-25 |
 |
 |
As AVP-21
|
Locy Type |
1944-07-11 |
 |
 |
As AVP-21
Coast Guard Commissioning January 24 1949 to September 30 1969
|
USPO Slogan |
1968-11-05 |
 |
No Image |
As WHEC-372
Cover signed by CO
|
N/A |
1949
|
 |
N/A |
USCGC Humboldt WAVP-372 Matchbook cover
Other Information
HUMBOLDT received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal
- Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal.
NAMESAKE - A bay on the northern coast of California, some 250 miles north of San Francisco.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum