CONIFER WLB 301

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.

Cactus Class 180 ft Seagoing Buoy Tender Keel Laid July 6 1942 - November 3 1942 USCGC CONIFER WAGL-301 Commissioned (Special) May 5 1943 Commissioned (Full) July 1 1943 USCGC CONIFER WLB-301 Redesignated Coastal Patrol Boat (WLB) 1965 Decommissioned for Overhaul July 16 1983 Recommissioned August 11 1986 - Decommissioned June 23 2000 Used as Training Hulk at Seattle, Washington

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1974,2000)

 

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 image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 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.

 

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

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1st Commissioning July 1 1943 to July 16 1983

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Portsmouth VA

1974-08-14

N/A

Homeport - Portsmouth VA September 1960 to June 1975
Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

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2nd Commissioning August 11 1986 to June 23 2000

 

USPS Type 9 San Pedro, CA

2000-06-23 to 2000-06-23

N/A

Homeport - San Pedro CA October 4 1986 to June 23 2000
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Any of various mostly needle-leaved or scale-leaved, chiefly evergreen, cone-bearing trees or shrubs such as pines, spruces, and firs.

 

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