BIBB WHEC 31

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.

Treasury Class Cutter Keel Laid August 15 1935 - Launched January 14 1937 USCGC GEORGE M. BIBB CGC 71 Commissioned March 10 1937 USCGC BIBB CGC 71 Named shortened May 1937 Transferred to U.S. Navy September 11 1941 USS BIBB WPG 31 Redesignated Patrol Gunboat (PG) 1942 USS BIBB WAGC 31 Redesignated Amphibious Command & Control Vessel (AGC) October 17 1944 USS BIBB WPG 31 Reverted to Gunboat (PG) January 29 1945 Returned to U.S. Coast Guard December 1 1945 USCGC BIBB WPG 31 Recommissioned December 1 1945 USCGC BIBB WHEC 31 Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) May 1 1966 Decommissioned September 30 1985 Sunk November 28 1987 as artificial reef off Key Largo, FL

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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.

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

 

USPO Duplex "Navy Yard Br." Charleston SC

1935-08-15

N/A

As CGC-71
Keel Laid, rubber stamp cachet

 

USPO Machine Cancel Staten Island NY

1940-08-20

N/A

As CGC-71
150th Anniversary of the USCG cachet

 

N/A

1940-12-25

N/A

As CGC-71
Christmas Card 1940

 

USPO Machine Cancel Staten Island NY

1940-12-26

N/A

As CGC-71
Homeport cachet

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1st Post Office Period June 30 1944 to March 23 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-14 to 1944-07-19

As WPG-31
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efu (U.S.C. G. C.)

1944-07-14 to 1944-07-19

As WPG-31
Mark from back of cover

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Locy Type 2az*

1948-02-12

N/A

As WPG-31
Cachet by Glenn W. Dye

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USPS Machine Cancel Providence RI

1978-02-28

N/A

As WHEC-31
R/S cachet

 

USPS Type 9 New Bedford, MA

1985-09-30

N/A

As WHEC-31
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - George M. Bibb, U.S. Secretary of The Treasury from July 4 1844 – March 7 1845.

 

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