OSPREY MSC(O) 28

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.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 9 October 1943 - Launched 1 June 1944 USS YMS-422 Completed and commissioned 27 September 1944 USS OSPREY AMS-28 Reclassified as Motor Minesweeper (AMS) and named 18 February 1947 USS OSPREY MSC(O)-28 Reclassified as Coastal Minesweeper, Old (MSC(O) 7 February 1955 Decommissioned 22 March 1955 YAKUSHIMA MSC-658 (Japanese Naval Service) Transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force 22 March 1955 and renamed YAKUSHIMA YTE-10 (Japanese Naval Service) Reclassified (YTE) Sold for scrap 1 June 1969 Struck from the Navy Register 15 June 1969

Naval Covers

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1. USS Osprey MSC(O)-28 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2# 13766 Branch Japan

1950-02-13

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A large hawk-like bird with a dark brown back and a white breast, found in most countries of the world.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name OSPREY - USS Osprey AM-29, USS Osprey AM-56, USS Osprey AM-406 a minesweeper cancelled in 1945, USS Osprey MSC(O)-28 and USS Osprey MHC-51.

 

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