CARAVAN AM 157

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.

Admirable Class Minesweeper
Planned as Coastal Minesweeper AMc-134
Reclassified Minesweeper (AM) February 21 1942
Keel Laid May 16 1942 - Launched October 27 1942


1. USS CARAVAN AM-157
   Commissioned January 21 1944 - Decommissioned August 16 1945
   
   
2. T-597 (Soviet Union Naval Service)
   Transferred to The Soviet Union August 16 1945
   Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) February 7 1954 While on loan
   
   Believed scrapped 1956
   Struck from Naval Register January 1 1983

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-28

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A company of travelers

 

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