DAUNTLESS PG 61

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.

Patrol Gunboat
Built 1921 as Steel-hulled Yacht


1. DELPHINE (Private Yacht)
   Launched April 2 1921
   Burned and sank in Hudson River 1926 - Raised and rebuilt
   Acquired by U.S. Navy January 21 1942
   
   
2. USS DAUNTLESS PG-61
   Commissioned Patrol Gunboat (PG) May 11 1942
   Decommissioned May 11 1946
   Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal June 10 1946
   
   
3. DELPHINE (Private Yacht)
   Returned to owner, Anna Dodge Dillman of Grosse Pointe, MI and renamed
   Acquired 1950 by Horace E. Dodge of Grosse Pointe, MI
   Acquired 1966 by Anna Thomson Dodge of Grosse Pointe, MI
   Donated to The People Health Foundation 1967
   
   
4. DAUNTLESS (Commercial Service)
   Sold 1968 to The Lundeburg Seamanship School of Piney Point, MD and renamed
   Sold 1986 to Travel Dynamics of New York City
   Sold 1989 to Sea Sun Cruises, a French - Singapore Co.
   
   
5. DELPHINE (Private Yacht)
   Sold 1997 to a European businessman
   Towed 2003 to Bruges, Belgium for restoration and renamed
   
   Still in service currently operated out of Monaco

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-46)

 

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.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1943-09-10

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9uz*

1945-12-27

Notes:

 

Locy Type LDPS 3z

1946-05-10

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 3z

1946-05-10

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Bold, fearless, or intrepid

 

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