RUFF MSC(O) 54

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 Laid down June 2 1942 - Launched December 5 1942 Completed April 19 1943 USS YMS-327 Commissioned April 19 1943 - Decommissioned August 20 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs Florida Group Reclassified Motor Minesweeper (AMS) and named September 1 1947 USS RUFF AMS-54 Recommissioned March 10 1951 USS RUFF MSC(O)-54 Reclassified Coastal Minesweeper (Old) (MSC(O)) February 7 1955 RUFF MSC(O)-54 Decommissioned December 13 1957 and placed In Service, in reserve Placed In Service as a Reserve training ship October 30 1959 - Out of Service November 14 1969 Struck from Naval Register November 14 1969 Sold - Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. YMS-327 Covers Page 1     (1943)
2. AMS-54 Covers Page 1     (1949)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Panama City, FL

1957-10-01

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

RUFF was the last ship of her class to leave the Navy

 

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