FORSYTH PF 102
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.
Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat "PG-210" Reclassified as a Patrol Frigate "PF-102" April 15 1943 Keel Laid December 6 1943 - Launched May 20 1944 Decommissioned March 14 1946 while at sea Decommissioned August 2 1946 and returned to US Navy custody Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal [Note: Typically, USCG vessel designations start with "W" - thus its designation would be WPF-102. However, NavSource, and the U.S. Coast Guard page for FORSYTH (which is virtually identical to the Naval History and Heritage Command page) use PF-102. Wikipedia uses WPF-102. Both are given here.] Served as a Weather Ship until 1963 Scrapped in 1969 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1945)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-02-22 |
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Censored Sailor's mail.
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Locy Type 9# |
1945-03-04 |
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Dispatch Slip
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Locy Type 9# |
1945-03-06 |
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Complete Dispatch Slip
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Locy Type SL |
1945-03-06 |
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Dispatch Slip
Other Information
NAMESAKE - A city in Georgia.
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