MENEMSHA WAG 274

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.

Steel-hulled Cargo Ship Built 1918 as LAKE ORANGE Acquired by the Buffalo Steamship Corp. Buffalo, NY and renamed JOHN GEHM Acquired by U.S. Navy September 19 1941 Renamed and designated Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-39 October 15 1941 USS MENEMSHA AG-39 Commissioned under loan to the U.S. Coast Guard 20 January 1942 Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard October 22 1943 USCGC MENEMSHA WAG-274 Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (WAG) November 22 1943 Struck from Naval Register October 30 1943 Decommissioned by the Coast Guard September 24 1945 Laid up August 30 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Sold March 21 1951 to Patapsco Scrap Co. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Menemsha WAG-274 Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7z

1944-12-20

N/A

WAG-274. FREE and CENSORED Mail. Postmark did not originate from the ship.

 

Locy Type 9# 15685 Branch

1945-07-08

The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.

 

Other Information

The MENEMSHA earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal for her service during WWII.

NAMESAKE - A bight in Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts.

 

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