VIXEN PG 53

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.

Patrol Gunboat
Built 1929 as the steel-hulled yacht ORION
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 13 1940
Converted to Patrol Gunboat


1. USS VIXEN PG-53
   Commissioned February 25 1941 - Decommissioned May 24 1946
   
   Struck from Navy Register July 3 1946
   Transferred to War Shipping Administration June 21 1947
   
   
2. REGINA MARIS (Egyptian Commercial Service)
   Currently in service with Memnon Tours of Cairo, Egypt

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1    (1942-46)

 

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.

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "FIRST DAY / CONCELLATION"

1941-03-02

"CANCELLATION" spelled incorrectly in killer text

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-13

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Locy Type 3r (A-BBB)

1941-05-01

Cachet by Henry S. Wright

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1942-05-19

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A female fox

 

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