MAYFLOWER WPG 183

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.

Patrol Yacht Built 1896 as OGDEN GOELET Purchased by U.S. Navy 1898 and renamed USS MAYFLOWER Commissioned March 24 1898 - Decommissioned November 1 1904 Recommissioned July 25 1905 USS MAYFLOWER PY 1 Designated Patrol Yacht (PY) July 17 1920 Decommissioned March 22 1929 Sold October 19 1931 to Leo P. Coe, an agent for Frank P. Parish Sold to Broadfoot Iron Works of Wilmington, NC Purchased by War Shipping Administration July 31 1942 and renamed BUTTE USCGC MAYFLOWER WPG 183 Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard September 6 1943, name restored Commissioned October 19 1943 - Decommissioned July 1 1946 Returned to War Shipping Administration for disposal Sold January 8 1947 to Frank M. Shaw of Baltimore, MD for use as an Arctic seal catcher MALLA (Panamanian Registry) Resold 1948 to Collins Distributer's Inc as an Aliyah Bet ship Fitted out for coastal trade at Genoa, Italy Carried Jewish refugees from the ill-fated Exodus to Haifa, Palestine INS MAOZ K 24 Purchased by Isreal 1950 and renamed Served as Patrol Craft and Training Ship Broken up 1955

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mayflower PY-1 Covers Page 1     (1911-1929)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning July 25 1905 to March 22 1929

 

Locy Type 1

1910-10-22

As PY-1. Picture postcard of the Municipal Building, New York City

 

Locy Type 1a

1929-04-01

As PY-1

 

Locy Type 2

1911-10-10

As PY-1. Picture postcard of a Boy & Girl

 

Locy Type 2

1911-10-10

Picture postcard of a Boy & Girl

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-87 (type)

1929-04-23

As PY-1. Posted after decommissioning date

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USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Washington DC

1927-06-05

N/A

As PY-1. Official Business

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Civilian Service 1931-1942

 

USPO Machine Cancel Wilmington NC

1932-01-01

N/A

Being repaired at Wilmington NC. Cachet by the Wilmington NC Chamber of Commerce

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Old Glory Station" Norfolk, VA

2006-12-16

99th Anniversary of the Presidential Review aboard the USS MAYFLOWER PY-1 as The Great White Fleet departs Hampton Roads, VA.
Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Great White Fleet Station Norfolk, VA

2007-12-16

100th Anniversary of the Presidential Review aboard the USS MAYFLOWER PY-1 as The Great White Fleet departs Hampton Roads, VA.
Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Great White Fleet Station Norfolk, VA

2009-02-22

Presidential Review aboard the USS MAYFLOWER PY-1 as The Great White Fleet returns to Hampton Roads, VA.
Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A species of shrubs and trees with white or pink flowers and scarlet berries
Also the name of the ship that brought pilgrims to America in 1620

 

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