CORMORANT ATO 133

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid September 4 1918 - Launched February 5 1919


1. USS CORMORANT Minesweeper No. 40
   Commissioned May 15 1919
   
   
2. USS CORMORANT AM-40
   Designated (AM) July 17 1920
   
   
3. USS CORMORANT AT-133
   Reclassified Fleet Tug (AT) June 1 1942
   
   
4. USS CORMORANT ATO-133
   Reclassified Fleet Tug (Old) (ATO) May 15 1944
   Decommissioned March 29 1946
   
   Sold January 8 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. Cormorant Covers Page 1    (1931-40)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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2nd Post Office Period February 3 1921 to June 30 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "WASHINGTON / DC"

1937-05-30

As AM-40
Memorial Day
William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA"

1938-09-19

As AM-40

 

Locy Type 3s (B) "WASHINGTON / D C"

1933-10-09

As AM-40
First Day of Issue, Sc. 733. Cachet by F.A. Rice

 

Locy Type 3s (B) "INDEPEND- / ENCE DAY"

1934-07-04

As AM-40
Independence Day
Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 9

1939-02-12

As AM-40
Lincoln's Birthday
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Normandy Invasion, June 1944

NAMESAKE - A genus of web-footed sea birds.

Three ships of the US Navy, and one cutter of the US Coast Guard, have been named Cormorant; USS Cormorant AM/AT/ATO-133, USS Cormorant AMS/MSC-122, USS Cormorant MHC-57 and USCGC Cormorant WPB-87313.

 

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