YP 63
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.
Built and Launched 1925 Placed out of service 1946 Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown Sold July 2 1946, to James B. Fowler, Revere, MA. Official Number: 255692 [Note: KINGFISHER first appears in Merchant Vessels of the United States 1949 on p289 and lists owner as James B Fowler] Sold in 1957 to M. V. Kingfisher, Inc. of East Boston, MA. Scheduled to be sunk as a dive attraction in Lake Michigan off Chicago early summer 2010 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1968)
Postmarks
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Commercial Service 1946 to 2000
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USPO |
1968-06-27 |
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MV TRINIDAD Cover by James A. Klinger
Other Information
USCGC Dexter was assigned to Boston, MA. from 1925 to 1927, Pascagoula, MI., 1927 to 1935 and Buffalo, N.Y. 1935 to 1936
NAMESAKE - Samuel Dexter (1761-1816)
Educated at Harvard and trained as a lawyer, Samuel Dexter resigned his seat as Massachusetts Senator in June 1800 to accept the position of Secretary of War in the cabinet of President John Adams. Upon Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Wolcott's resignation in December 1800, Adams appointed Dexter ad interim Secretary to serve until the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson as President. Dexter served less than a year in Adams's cabinet and has no great acts associated with his name. It has been said that "his temperament and intellectual endowment ill suited him for that minute diligence and attention to intricate details which the departments of War and Finance imposed on the incumbents of office.
Shortly before the termination of Adams's administration, the President offered Dexter a foreign embassy, but Dexter declined, remaining at the Treasury Department until Jefferson became President.
YP-63 earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
During World War II YP-63 was assigned to the Atlantic Sea Frontier, and eventually based at NOB Trinidad. BWI
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