ELY PCE 880

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.

PCE-842 Class Patrol Craft Escort Keel Laid 12 August 1943 - Launched 27 October 1943 USS PCE-880 Commissioned 29 April 1944 USS ELY PCE-880 Named 15 February 1956 Placed in service in August 1947 as a Naval Reserve training vessel assigned to the 9th Naval District (Great Lakes) Struck from the Navy list 1 July 1970 R/V AQUALAB II (Research Vessel) Transferred 3 September 1970 to the State of Maine (Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute) Sold in 1972 to Kirks Marine Enterprise, Inc. of Dover, DE and converted to a fishing boat Sold in 1975 to Norman Industries, Inc. of Lafayette, LA; ATLANTIC MIST (Commercial Service) Renamed "Atlantic Mist" in 1979 In service into 1980 Sunk January 16, 2010 as part of an artificial reef

Naval Covers

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1. USS Ely PCE-880 Covers Page 1     (1964-1969)

 

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.

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

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Double-ring CDS Port Huron MI

1964-07-18

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Anti-Submarine War (ASW) Games 1964. Participants include USS Runner SS-476, USS Amherst PCE(R)-853, USS Havre PCE-877, USS Ely PCE-880, USS Farmington PCE-894, USS Portage PCE-902 and USS Daniel A. Joy DE-585.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Cities in Minnesota and Nevada.

 

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