COMANCHE

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.

Revenue Cutter Built in 1896 by the Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, IA Accepted 11 May 1896 USRC WINDOM Completed in Baltimore, MD and commissioned 30 June 1896 USS WINDOM (Patrol Boat) Transferred to the Navy 24 March 1898 USRC WINDOM Returned to the Revenue Cutter Service 17 August 1898 Decommissioned 12 September 1911 at Arundel Cove, MD Recommissioned 1 November 1911 Decommissioned 15 January 1915 at Arundel Cove, MD USRC COMANCHE Renamed 13 December 1915 Recommissioned 8 January 1916 USS COMANCHE (Patrol Boat) Transferred to the Navy 6 April 1917 Commissioned 11 April 1917 Struck from the Navy list 1 August 1919 USCGC COMANCHE Returned to the Treasury Department 28 August 1919 Decommissioned for repairs 17 April 1920 at Key West, FL Recommissioned in July 1920 Decommissioned 31 July 1930 at Arundel Cove, MD Sold 13 November 1930 to the Weiss Motor Lines of Baltimore Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Comanche Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Cancel Galveston TX

1929-01-03

N/A

From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

Three cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name COMANCHE - USCGC Comanche, USCGC Comanche WPG-76 and USCGC Comanche WMEC-202

 

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