BARBARA MABRITY WLM 559

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.

Keeper Class 175-foot Coastal Buoy Tender Keel Laid - Launched March 27 1999 USCGC BARBARA MABRITY WLM-559 Commissioned (Special) July 29 1999 Commissioned (Full) November 20 1999

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1999)

 

Postmarks

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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 4-bar Marinette WI 54143

1999-03-27

N/A

Launching.

 

USPS 4-bar Marinette WI 54143

1999-07-29

N/A

Commissioning (Special), cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 Mobile AL

1999-11-20

N/A

Official Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Barbara Mabrity (1782-1867)
Mabrity was an American lighthouse keeper. She and her husband, Michael, were assigned to be the keepers of Key West Light in 1826. Michael died of yellow fever in 1832, at which point Barbara was formally appointed to take his place. She maintained the light through hurricanes which blew through the key in 1835, 1841, and 1842. On October 10 1846 another heavy storm hit the island, causing several people, including Mabrity's six children, to take refuge in the lighthouse. However, the tower began to crumble, and the keeper only had time to grab one of her children and escape before it fell, killing those who remained inside. Mabrity continued to serve as keeper before being fired in 1864 for making statements against The Union during The American Civil War; she died three years later.

 

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