TAHOMA WPG 80

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.

165' A Class Cutter Built 1934 Launched September 5 1934 USCGC TAHOMA CGC-60 Commissioned October 22 1934 USCGC TAHOMA WPG-80 Redesignated Gunboat (WPG) May 1942 Decommissioned October 24 1947 Designated Auxiliary Examination Vessel (WAGE) May 1 1952 USCGC TAHOMA WAGE-10 Recommissioned July 16 1952 Ship was painted orange with the word "GUARD" painted on sides Served as Guard Ship at Chesapeake Bay through May 30 1953 Decommissioned June 5 1953 Sold October 17 1955 to the Bethlehem Steel Company for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Tahoma Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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

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1st Commissioning October 22 1934 to October 24 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-17

As WPG-80
Ship had no post office but reported to have used a 2z cancel (USCS Catalog of Naval Postmarks)

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A Salishan Native American word meaning "snow peak". Tahoma is also the name of a glacier on the southwestern slope of Mount Rainier in the state of Washington

 

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