PLYMOUTH PG 57

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.

Patrol Gunboat Built 1931 as ALVA Owned by William K. Vanderbilt, II Used in expeditions to the South Pacific, Mediterranean and South America from 1931 to 1935 Given to U.S. Navy November 4 1941 and renamed USS PLYMOUTH PG-57 Placed in Reduced Commission December 29 1941 Commissioned In Ordinary January 23 1942 Commissioned (Full) April 20 1942 SUNK (Torpedoed) August 5 1943 by German U-566 off Cape Henry, VA Struck from Naval Register August 19 1943

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942)

 

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.

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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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Post Office Established March 16 1942 - Disestablished August 8 1943

 

Locy Type FDPS 3z Mar 23, 1942

1942-03-23

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9xz

1942-03-23 to 1942-04-15

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT) "FREE"

1942-03-23 to 1942-04-15

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A town in Massachussetts on Plymouth Bay, 18 miles southeast of Brockton; founded by the Pilgrims in 1620

 

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