MATAGORDA AVP 22
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.
- Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender
- USS MATAGORDA AVP-22 Commissioned 16 December 1941
- USS MATAGORDA AG-122 Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 30 July 1945
- USS MATAGORDA AVP-22 Reverted to Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) 10 September 1945
- USCGC MATAGORDA WAVP-373 Commissioned 8 June 1949
- USCGC MATAGORDA WHEC-373 Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) 1 May 1966
Keel Laid 6 September 1940 - Launched 18 March 1941
Conversion canceled 25 August 1945
Decommissioned 20 February 1946
Transferred 7 March 1949 on loan to U.S. Coast Guard
Decommissioned 15 October 1967
Returned to U.S. Naval custody 30 October 1968
Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1968
Sunk as target 1969
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- USS Matagorda AVP-22 Covers Page 1 (1941-1942)
Postmarks
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1941-12-16 |
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Commissioning. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1941-12-16 |
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First Day in Commission
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1941-12-16 |
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First Day in Commission
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1946-01-06 |
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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1942-03-20 |
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Censored, World War II use
Other Information
USS MATAGORDA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Matagorda Island in Texas.
There has been two cutters in the US Coast Guard that have borne the name MATAGORDA - USCGC Matagorda WHEC-373 and USCGC Matagorda WPB-1303
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