MACKINAW WAGB 83

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.

USCGC MACKINAW WAGB-83
Commissioned December 20 1944 - Decommissioned June 10 2006

Moved under its own power on 21 June 2006 to Mackinaw City, MI where she now serves
as a museum ship known as Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum.

Naval Covers

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USCG Mackinaw WAGB-83 Covers Page 1 (1994-2006)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Crewmember
Reunion Station"

Cheboygan, MI

2004-08-12

Crewmember's Reunion, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"60th
Anniversary Station"

Cheboygan, MI

2004-12-20

60th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"US Coast Guard
Ceremony Station"

Cheboygan, MI

2006-06-10

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

USCGC MACKINAW earned the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with three service stars and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal during her distinguished career.

NAMESAKE - Named for Mackinaw City, Michigan.

There has been two ships of the US Coast Guard that have borne the name MACKINAW - USCGC Mackinaw WAGB-83 and USCGC Mackinaw WLBB-30.
There has been one ship of the US Navy that has borne the name MACKINAW - USS Mackinaw (1863 Gunboat).

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