PEACOCK MSC 198

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.

Falcon Class Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 29 January 1953 as AMS-198 Launched 19 June 1954 Reclassified Coastal Minesweeper (MSC) 7 February 1955 USS PEACOCK MSC-198 Commissioned 16 March 1955 Decommissioned sometime between March 1971 and January 1972 PEACOCK MSC-198 Placed in service as a Naval Reserve training ship at Long Beach, CA Placed out of service 1 July 1975 Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1975 Sold for scrap 1 September 1976

Naval Covers

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1. USS Peacock MSC-198 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

 

Locy Type 7 13757 Branch Sasebo, Japan

1969-09-30

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A bird noted for its colorful tail feathers.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name PEACOCK - USS Peacock (1813 Sloop-of-War), USS Peacock (1828 Sloop-of-War), USS Peacock AM-46 and USS Peacock MSC-198.

 

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