CROSSBILL MSC(O) 45

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 23 August 1941 - Launched 4 April 1942 USS YMS-120 Completed 1 August 1942 and commissioned USS CROSSBILL AMS-45 Reclassified Motor Minesweeper (AMS) & named 1 September 1947      Placed in Service as a Naval Reserve training ship in the 4th Naval District (Philadelphia) USS CROSSBILL MSC(O)-45 Reclassified Minesweeper Coastal, Old (MSC(O) 7 February 1955 Struck from the Naval Register 1 November 1959 Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Crossbill MSC(O)-45 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 Postmark Erie, PA

1949-09-22

As AMS-45. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A crossbill is a finch whose curved mandibles cross each other.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name CROSSBILL - USS Crossbill AMc-9 and USS Crossbill MSC(O)-45.

 

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