CHEROKEE WMEC 165
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.
Keel Laid December 23 1938 - Launched November 10 1939 Decommissioned June 29 1946 Custody transferred to U.S. Coast Guard June 29 1946 Decommissioned January 30 1990 Custody transferred to U.S. Navy for disposal Custody transferred to Maritime Administration February 28 1991 Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 6 1993 Sunk as target 1993 |
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- USS/USCGC Cherokee Covers Page 1 (1938-80)
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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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1st Commissioning April 26 1940 to June 29 1946
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Locy Type |
1940-06-01 |
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As AT-66. First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Al Cohen
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Locy Type |
1940-07-08 |
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As AT-66. Sailor's mail with a hand drawn cachet. Sailor and cachet artist - George S. Dunbar (ACE-237)
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Locy Type |
1940-11-11 |
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As AT-66. Sailor's mail with a hand drawn cachet. Sailor and cachet artist - George S. Dunbar (ACE-237)
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Locy Type |
1941-05-30 |
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As AT-66. Memorial Day, cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type |
1945-12-24 |
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As ATF-66
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Locy Type |
1945-11-01 |
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As ATF-66. Triple strike
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Locy Type |
1945-11-01 |
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As ATF-66
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Locy Type |
1945-11-01 |
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As ATF-66
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Locy Type |
1946-03-01 |
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As ATF-66
USCG Commissioning June 29 1946 to February 28 1991
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USPO |
1952-01-25 |
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No Image |
As WAT-165
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USPO Slogan |
1952-09-22 |
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No Image |
As WAT-165
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USPO |
1970-12-01 |
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No Image |
As WMEC-165
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USPS |
1980-07-17 |
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No Image |
As WMEC-165
Other Information
USS CHEROKEE earned the following awards during her US Navy career - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) - World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for the Indian tribe found today chiefly in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
Four ships of the US Navy have been named CHEROKEE - USS Cherokee (Screw Steamer 1864), USS Cherokee (Patrol Yacht SP-1104), USS Cherokee (Tug SP-458) and USS Cherokee AT/ATF-66.
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