MERGANSER MHC 47

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.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Mine Sweeper Keel Laid 9 January 1944 - Launched 29 June 1944 Completed 10 November 1944 USS YMS-417 Commissioned 11 November 1944 USS MERGANSER AMS-26 Reclassified as a Motor Minesweeper (AMS) 17 February 1947 and named USS MERGANSER AMCU-47 Converted to a Coastal Minesweeper, Underwater (AMCU) and reclassified 1 October 1954 USS MERGANSER MHC-47 Reclassified as a Coastal Minehunter (MHC) 7 February 1955 Decommissioned 2 April 1958 Struck from the Naval Register 1 May 1959 Sold for scrap 5 May 1960 Sold again in 1960 to an unknown buyer in the UK Sold in 1971 to William F. Craig of Curtice, OH Converted to a yacht and renamed MISS JUANITA Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Merganser MHC-47 Covers Page 1    (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark "University Center Sta." Cleveland, OH

1944-06-29

Launching. Note: Back of cover has return address of E. L. Maag. Not sure what role, if any, they have in creating this cachet. Also notice that the cover was cancelled in Cleveland, Ohio - which is where Maag lived. Coincidence?

 

USPO Machine Postmark City

Date

File:CLOSEUP IMAGE NAME

N/A

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name MERGANSER - USS Merganser AM-135, USS Merganser AM-405 (Canceled 12 August 1945) and USS Merganser MHC-47.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bridget O'Daugherty

 

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