NUCLEUS AM 268
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.
- Admirable Class Minesweeper
- USS NUCLEUS AM-268 Commissioned December 23 1943 - Decommissioned May 20 1945
- T-276 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Transferred to the Soviet Union May 21 1945
- URAGAN (Soviet Union Naval Service) Converted to a naval trawler in 1948
- NUCLEUS MSF-268 Although still in possession of the Soviet Union, US Navy "administratively" reclassified the ship as a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull), MSF-268, 7 February 1955.
Keel Laid September 7 1942 - Launched June 12 1943
Scrapped by the Soviet Union in 1960
Struck from Naval Register January 1 1983
Scrapped in 1960
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Postmarks
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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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Locy Type |
1944-05-21 |
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No postmarks have been reported for this ship. It had postal facilities at this time, but this cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - The central part around which other parts grow, develop, or are grouped
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