MELLON WHEC 717
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.
Keel Laid 25 July 1966 - Launched 11 February 1967 Decommissioned 24 October 1985 for FRAM modernization Recommissioned 3 March 1989 - Decommissioned (Scheduled) 20 August 2020 |
 "First Among Equals" |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- USCGC Mellon WHEC-717 Covers Page 1 (1968-1995)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning 9 January 1968 to 24 October 1985
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USPO Slogan |
1968-01-17 |
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N/A |
Postage Due. From the John P. Young collection.
2nd Commissioning 3 March 1989 -
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Locy Type |
1989-03-03 |
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N/A |
Recommissioned. Cachet sponsored by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS. From the John P. Young collection.
Other Information
USCGC MELLON has received numerous Meritorious Unit Commendations and the CG Unit Commendation Medal along with other awards.
NAMESAKE - Andrew William Mellon, (24 March 1855 – 26 August 1937)
Mellon was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. Mellon served as the 49th Secretary of the Treasury from 1921-1932.
The cutters sponsor is Mrs. John W. Warner Jr., granddaughter of the late Secretary Andrew W. Mellon.
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