PELICAN AVP 6

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 November 10 1917 - Launched June 15 1918


1. USS PELICAN Minesweeper No.27
   Commissioned October 10 1918
   
   
2. USS PELICAN AM-27
   Designated (AM) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned May 3 1922
   Recommissioned August 17 1922
   
   
3. USS PELICAN AVP-6
   Reclassified Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) January 22 1936
   Decommissioned November 30 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 19 1945
   Sold November 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Pelican Covers Page 1    (1940-45)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning August 17 1923 to November 30 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII"

1937-10-10

As AVP-6
19th Anniversary cachet by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1940-06-24

As AVP-6

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1945-04-28

As AVP-6

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Any of a genus of large web-footed birds with a very large bill and distenible gular pouch in which fish are caught

 

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