SOMERSET PCE 892

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.

PCE-842 Class Patrol Craft Escort Keel Laid October 28 1942 - Launched May 1 1943 USS PCE-892 Commissioned July 8 1944 - Decommissioned October 1947 PCE-892 Placed In Service October 1947 as Naval Reserve Training Ship Out of Service March 1955 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet SOMERSET PCE-892 Named SOMERSET February 15 1956, while in reserve Struck from Naval Register June 1 1961 RYUL PO PCE-58 (South Korean Naval Service) Transferred to South Korea December 13 1961 and renamed Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (2008)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Type 11 Somerset PA

2008-04-08

N/A

Commemorative cover from Alvin Eckert

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Counties in Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

There have been five ships of the US Navy named SOMERSET - USS Somerset (Side-wheel Ferryboat 1862), USS Somerset ID. No. 2162, USS Somerset AK-212, USS Somerset PCE-892 and USS Somerset LPD-25.

 

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