COURSER MSC(O) 6

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.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 28 August 1942 as YMS-201 Launched 19 November 1942 - Completed 24 July 1943 USS YMS-201 Commissioned 29 July 1943 - Decommissioned 8 August 1946 USS AMS-6 Reclassified Motor Minesweeper (AMS) 17 February 1947 USS COURSER AMS-6 Named 18 February 1947 USS COURSER MSC(O)-6 Reclassified Coastal Minesweeper, Old (MSC(O) 7 February 1955 Decommissioned (Date Unknown) Struck from the Naval Register 1 November 1959 G. W. PIERCE (Commercial Service) Sold 1960 to Marine Acoustical Services, Inc. of Miami, FL for use as a research vessel and renamed OCEANIC (Commercial Service) Sold 1973 to Harry D. Oliver of Miami and renamed Sold 1975 to Maria Lina C. Estanislau of New York Sold 1980 to David W. Haldeman of Newark, NJ Out of documentation by 1989 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1958)

 

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.

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Jacksonville, FL

1958-03-19

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - One who moves from one point to another or pursues a quarry.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name COURSER - USS Courser AMc-32 and USS Courser MSC(O)-6.

 

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