PC 567

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.

PC-542 Class Submarine Chaser
Keel Laid 15 September 1941 - Launched 11 April 1942


1. USS PC-567
   Commissioned 27 June 1942 - Decommissioned 12 July 1946
   
   
2. USS RIVERHEAD PC-567
   Named 15 February 1956 while in reserve
   
   Loaned to U.S. Air Force April 1960
   Struck from Naval Register 15 March 1963
   Permanently transferred to U.S. Air Force 15 March 1963
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS PC-567 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 7z

1944-03-25

N/A

Official Business. This ship had no post office, posted from another ship or shore facility. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

Other Information

USS PC-567 earned the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ one battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE (RIVERHEAD) - A town at the east end of Long Island, N.Y.

The ships sponsor was Miss Nancy Nelson Brown.

 

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