MIMOSA AN 26

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.

Aloe Class Net Laying Ship Laid down October 15 1940 - Launched March 15 1941 MIMOSA YN-21 Placed In Service as Yard Net Tender (YN) October 28 1941 USS MIMOSA YN-21 Commissioned December 10 1942 USS MIMOSA AN-26 Redesignated Net Laying Ship (AN) January 20 1944 Decommissioned December 27 1946 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR Struck from Naval Register (date unknown) Custody transferred to Maritime Commission July 13 1961 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA Sold for scrap (date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-44)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

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Other Information

MIMOSA earned two battle stars for World War II service
* Marianas Islands operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 20 to August 10 1944
* Tinian capture and occupation, July 24 to August 10 1944

NAMESAKE - A flowering tree found in warm regions

 

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