SOUTHWIND WAGB 280
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.
Burton Island Class Icebreaker Authorized as Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-90 Keel Laid 20 July 1942 Launched 8 March 1943 as CGC-98 Redesignated Patrol Gunboat (WPG) Returned to US Navy 28 December 1949 Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1966 Returned to US Coast Guard 31 October 1966 Decommissioned 31 May 1974 Sold for scrap 10 March 1976 |
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- USS Atka AGB-3 Covers Page 1 (1955-1966)
- USCGC Southwind WAGB-280 Covers Page 1 (1968)
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.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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2nd Commissioning 1 October 1950 to 31 October 1966
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Locy Type |
1955-01-14 |
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As ATKA AGB-3
First Day Cover-Little America.
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1955-01-14 |
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As ATKA AGB-3
First Day Cover-Little America. Helicopter Flight from USS ATKA to Little America.
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1959-12-25 |
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As ATKA AGB-3
Merry Christmas from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
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Locy Type |
1960-08-17 |
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As ATKA AGB-3
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Locy Type |
1960-12-25 |
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As ATKA AGB-3
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Locy Type |
1952-09-15 |
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ATKA AGB-3
U.S. Coast Guard Service 31 October 1966 to 31 May 1974
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1967-06-27 |
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As SOUTHWIND WAGB-280
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Locy Type |
1968-11-06 |
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As SOUTHWIND WAGB-280
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Locy Type |
1967-06-27 |
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As SOUTHWIND WAGB-280
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Locy Type |
1974-05-31 |
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Decommissioning of SOUTHWIND WAGB-280
USPS PICTORIAL POSTMARK
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USPS |
1974-05-31 |
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Decommissioning of SOUTHWIND WAGB-280
Other Information
USS ATKA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Antarctica Service Medal (3 awards) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - ATKA - Named for an island in the Aleutian Chain.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ona Jones.
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