HOLLYHOCK WLM 220
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.
Keel Laid 13 April 1936- Launched 24 March 1937 |
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- USCGC Hollyhock WAGL-220 / WLM-220 Covers Page 1 (1957-1982)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type F |
1970-12-25 |
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Christmas
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Locy Type F |
1970-12-25 |
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Add-on Cachet
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USPS Type 9 |
1982-04-01 |
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N/A |
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USCGC HOLLYHOCK was awarded the National Defense ribbon with bronze star for her service during World War II and the Korean Conflict, the Coast Guard Unit Commendation ribbon with the operational device for her part in a helicopter recovery effort in the 1970s and the Humanitarian Service ribbon for her part in the 1980 Mariel Boatlift.
NAMESAKE - The hollyhocks comprise about 60 species of flowering plants in the genus Alcea in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southwest and central Asia. They are biennial or short-lived perennial plants growing to 3.5 m tall, with broad, rounded, palmately lobed leaves and numerous flowers, pink or yellow in the wild species, on the erect central stem.
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