CASCO WHEC 370

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 Keel Laid May 30 1940 - Launched November 15 1941 USS CASCO AVP-12 Commissioned December 27 1941 - Decommissioned April 10 1947 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet Reactivated April 19 1949 and loaned to U.S. Coast Guard USCGC CASCO WAVP-370 Commissioned April 19 1949 USCGC CASCO WHEC-370 Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) May 1 1966 Returned to U.S. Naval custody Struck from Naval Register 1969 Sunk May 15 1969 as target

Naval Covers

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1. Casco Covers Page 1     (1940-46)

 

Postmarks

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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 January 3 1942 - Disestablished June 24 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS Fz Jan 3, 1942 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-18

1942-01-03

As AVP-12
First Day Postal Service. Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1946-06-21

As AVP-12

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1943-05-24 to 1943-06-03

As AVP-12
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v

1942-02-17 to 1942-02-19

As AVP-12
Mark from back of cover

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) (Used after POD)

1946-08-21

As AVP-12

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USCGC CASCO WHEC-370

 

USPO Machine Cancel Boston MA

1967-01-16

As WHEC-370
Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Other Information

CASCO earned three battle stars for World War II service
* Aleutians operation
Attu occupation, May 12 to June 2 1943
* Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, February 4 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 26 to June 30 1945

CASCO received the following awards during her USN career - Combat Action Ribbon, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 3 battle stars), World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A bay on the coast of Maine.

 

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