MATAGORDA AVP 22

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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.

    Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender
    Keel Laid September 6 1940 - Launched March 18 1941

  1. USS MATAGORDA AVP-22
    Commissioned December 16 1941

  2. USS MATAGORDA AG-122
    Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) July 30 1945
    Conversion canceled August 25 1945

  3. USS MATAGORDA AVP-22
    Reverted to Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) September 10 1945
    Decommissioned February 20 1946
    Transferred March 7 1949 on loan to U.S. Coast Guard

  4. USCGC MATAGORDA WAVP-373
    Commissioned June 8 1949

  5. USCGC MATAGORDA WHEC-373
    Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) May 1 1966
    Decommissioned October 15 1967
    Returned to U.S. Naval custody October 30 1968

    Struck from Naval Register July 1 1968
    Sunk as target 1969

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. Matagorda Covers Page 1    (1941-42)

 

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

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


 

USPO Duplex

"Navy Yard Sta."

Boston MA

1941-03-18

Launching. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick



 

Locy Type
FDC 3

"FIRST DATE /
OF ISSUE"

1941-12-16

Commissioning
Tazewell G. Nicholson and J. J. Spaulding


 

Locy Type
FDC 3

"FIRST DATE /
OF ISSUE"

1941-12-16

Commissioning, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick


 

Locy Type
FDC 9v

1941-12-16

First Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
FDC 9x
(Unlisted)

1941-12-16

First Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
3z

1942-03-20

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

MATAGORDA received the following awards during her Naval career: American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - A bay along the southeastern coast of Texas, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda peninsula

 


 

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