GLADWYNE PF 62
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.
- Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate
- USS GLADWYNE PF-62
Commissioned November 21 1944 - Decommissioned April 15 1946
Struck from Naval Register October 8 1946
- ARM PAPALOAPAN (Mexican Naval Service)
Sold to Mexico November 24 1947
Disposed of by Mexico 1968
Fate unknown
Authorized as Patrol Gunboat PG-170
Redesignated Patrol Frigate PF-62 April 15 1943
Keel Laid October 14 1943 as WORCESTER
Renamed October 12 1944
Launched January 7 1944
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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 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.
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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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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO |
1944-11-08 |
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No Image |
US Coast Guard manned during WWII. Crew mail.
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Locy Type |
1945-08-22 |
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Censored crew mail.
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Locy Type |
1944-11-27 |
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Censored crew mail.
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Locy Type |
1945-06-25 |
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Registered, Censored crew mail.
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Locy Type |
1945-06-25 |
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Registered, Censored crew mail.
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USPS CDS |
1996-04-15 |
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No Image |
50th Anniversary of Decommissioning. Cachet by Alvin Eckert
Other Information
NAMESAKE -
WORCHESTER
Named for the city of Worcester, Massachusetts
GLADWYNE
Named for the city of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
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