PROWESS IX 305
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 PROWESS AM-280 Commissioned September 27 1944 - Decommissioned December 1945
- USS PROWESS MSF-280 Recommissioned 1965
- USS PROWESS IX-305 Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) March 1 1966
- HA HOI HQ-13 (South Vietnamese Naval Service) Transferred to South Vietnam June 4 1970 and renamed
Keel Laid September 15 1943 as Hull No. 945
Launched February 17 1944
Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) February 7 1955
Decommissioned June 3 1970
Struck from Naval Register June 3 1970
Captured by North Vietnam Forces 1975
Reduced to a hulk 1998 but remained afloat as Training and Accomodation Craft
Fate unknown
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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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1st Commissioning September 27 1944 to December 1945
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USPO |
1946-04-17 |
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The ship had no postal facilities.
2nd Commissioning 1965 to June 3 1970
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Canadian Machine cancel, US stamps |
1966-07-23 |
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Port Visit, cachet by the Midway-On-The-Seaway Chapter No. 56, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Valor and skill
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