ACUSHNET ATO 63
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.
Built 1908 - Launched 16 May 1908 [Note: Previous versions of this page listed a designation and hull number of "CGC-18" but apparently that was incorrect. NavSource, Wikipedia, and the USCG pages for ACUSHNET do not list such a designation and hull number although Shipscribe does.] Commissioned 1 September 1936 Decommissioned 14 December 1945 Struck from Naval Register 8 January 1946 Transferred to MARCOM for disposal 12 December 1946 Fate unknown |
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- USS Acushnet AT / ATO-63 Covers Page 1 (1936-41)
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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
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Post Office Established 1 December 1938 - Disestablished 18 September 1945
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Locy Type |
1938-12-17 |
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First Day Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1940-05-30 |
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Memorial Day at Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA. Cachet by George Neumann and Frederick Horton
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Locy Type 9v |
1939-05-12 |
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Add-on cachet from Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type 9x |
1939-01-03 |
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Add-on cachet from Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type 9x |
1939-05-12 |
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Add-on cachet from Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type Fz |
1942-01-22 |
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Cover by Ted Harrington
Other Information
USS ACUSHNET earned the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for a town in Bristol County, southeastern Massachusetts, on an inlet of Buzzards Bay, settled about 1658-1659. The town was named for an Indian village that occupied a part of the site of the present city of New Bedford, Mass.
The ships sponsor was Miss Alayce Duff.
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