REEDBIRD MSC(O) 51

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 29 January 1943 - Launched 20 April 1943 Completed and delivered 9 August 1943 USS YMS-291 Commissioned 9 August 1943 - Decommissioned 1 November 1946 YMS-291 Placed as a Naval Reserve training ship 1 November 1946 at Chicago, IL REEDBIRD AMS-51 Named and reclassified as Motor Minesweeper (AMS) 1 September 1947 Placed out of service December 1949 USS REEDBIRD AMS-51 Recommissioned 15 February 1951 USS REEDBIRD MSC(O)-51 Reclassified as Coastal Minesweeper, Old (MSC(O) 7 February 1955 Decommissioned 18 December 1957 at San Diego, CA REEDBIRD MSC(O)-51 Placed in service as a Reserve training ship in California REEDBIRD MSC(O)-51 Placed in service as a Reserve training ship at Portsmouth, NH Placed out of service in 1968 Struck from the Navy Register 1 October 1968 Sold 10 December 1969 to John B. Clayton of Marietta, GA Sold in 1970 to King and Co. of Florida, Inc. of Merritt Island, FL and renamed Dragon Lady Sold in 1975 to Braxton B. Young of Cape Canaveral, FL Sold in 1976 to William J. Gifford of Absecon, NJ and renamed Diane Maria Sold in 1979 to Joseph M. Millen of Clinton NC and renamed Etta M. Out of documentation in 1988 Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Reedbird MSC(O)-51 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.

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Panama City, FL

1957-10-21

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A bobolink.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name REEDBIRD - USS Reedbird AMc-30 and USS Reedbird MSC(O)-51.

 

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