ASHEVILLE PF 1

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.

Asheville Class Patrol Frigate Keel Laid March 10 1942 for Canada as HMCS ADUR K-269 Transferred to The United States prior to completion Launched August 22 1942 USS ASHEVILLE PG-101 Commissioned December 1 1942 USS ASHEVILLE PF-1 Reclassified Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943 Decommissioned January 14 1946 Struck from Navy Register February 25 1946 HERCULES P-31 (Argentine Naval Service) Sold to Argentina June 13 1946 JUAN B. AZOPARDO GC-11 Name changed (Date unknown) Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Asheville Covers Page 1     (1944-45)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-10-14

As PF-1

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-08-31

As PF-1

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A city in western North Carolina, and the seat of Buncombe County

 

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