FINCH AM 9

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 August 22 1917 - Launched March 30 1918


1. USS FINCH Minesweeper No. 9
   Commissioned September 10 1918
   
   
2. USS FINCH AM-9
   Designated (AM) July 17 1920
   Placed in Reduced Commission March 1 1920
   Placed in Full Commission August 29 1920
   Heavily damaged by Japanese bomb at Corregidor April 9 1942
   SUNK (Abandoned) April 10 1942
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 8 1942
   
   
3. IJN Patrol Boat P-103 (Japanese Naval Service)
   Salvaged by Japanese and renamed
   SUNK January 12 1945 by units of Task Force 38 off Indochina

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1932-41)

 

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

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBB) "SHANGHAI / CHINA"

1932-04-27

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Locy Type 3a "U S NAVY / CHEFOO"

1933-05-18

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-OTO) "MANILA / P.I."

1935-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-OTO) "WAR TORN / SHANGHAI"

1937-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by the Independence Crew No. 2, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-OTO) "MANILA / PHILIPPINES"

1938-04-22

Greetings from the Asiatic Fleet cachet

 

Other Information

FINCH received one battle star for World War II service

NAMESAKE - A family of small or moderate-sized singing birds

 

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