SWEETBRIER WLB 405

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.

Iris Class 180 ft Seagoing Buoy Tender Keel Laid November 3 1943 - Launched December 30 1943 USCGC SWEETBRIER WAGL-405 Commissioned July 26 1944 - Decommissioned February 1948 Recommissioned February 1950 USCGC SWEETBRIER WLB-405 Reclassified (WLB) 1965 - Decommissioned August 1974 (Overhaul) Recommissioned 1976 - Decommissioned August 27 2001 Turned over to Republic of Ghana October 26 2001

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1    (1978,2001)

 

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.

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Machine Cancel Cordova, AK

1978-11-06

N/A

HOMEPORT - Cordova AK 1977 to 2001. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS 4-bar Cordova, AK

2001-08-27

N/A

HOMEPORT - Cordova AK 1977 to 2001. Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A Eurasian rose (Rosa eglanteria) having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, bright pink flowers, and scarlet hips. Also called eglantine.

 

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