NEWPORT PF 27

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 Authorized as Patrol Gunboat PG-135 Reclassified Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943 Keel Laid June 5 1943 - Launched August 15 1943 USS NEWPORT PF-27 Commissioned September 8 1944 - Decommissioned September 9 1945 EK-27 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Transferred to the Soviet Union September 10 1945 and redesignated Returned to U.S. custody November 14 1949 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Yokosuka Group USS NEWPORT PF-27 Recommissioned July 27 1950 - Decommissioned April 30 1952 KAEDE PF-13 (Japanese Naval Service) Transferred on loan October 1 1953 to Japan and renamed Struck from Naval Register December 1 1961 Transferred outright to Japan August 28 1962 KAEDE YAC-17 (Japanese Naval Service) Reclassified Auxiliary Service Craft (YAC) March 31 1966 Decommissioned March 31 1972 Returned to U.S. custody May 20 1975 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

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DATE FROM to DATE TO

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A city and county in Rhode Island, important as a naval base since the American Revolution

 

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