COMANCHE WMEC 202
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.
Planned and authorized as Rescue Ocean Tug (ATR-129) Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA-202) May 15 1944 Keel Laid August 24 1944 - Launched October 10 1944 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1974)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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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
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPS 4-bar |
1974-01-21 |
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N/A |
HOMEPORT - Eureka CA 1969 to 1980. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)
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USPS 4-bar |
1974-01-25 |
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N/A |
HOMEPORT - Eureka CA 1969 to 1980. Cachet by Reverend Thomas J. Lewczak
Other Information
USS ATA-202 earned the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) - World War II Victory Medal.
USCGC COMANCHE earned the following awards during her Coast Guard career - National Defense Service Medal - Coast Guard Battle Efficiency Award - Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon.
NAMESAKE (USN) - An Indian tribe formerly occupying the territory extending from Narragansett Bay and the Pawtucket River, R.I., to the Atlantic Ocean, including Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard, Mass. The name means "eastern people".
NAMESAKE (USCG) - A tribe of Native American Indians that ranged over the western plains from Wyoming to Texas. They were forced to settle on lands in Oklahoma.
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