PROWESS IX 305

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.

USS PROWESS AM-280
Commissioned September 27 1944 - Decommissioned December 1945

Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) (MSF) February 7 1955
USS PROWESS MSF-280
Recommissioned 1965
USS PROWESS IX-305
Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) March 1 1966
Decommissioned June 3 1970

Struck from Naval Register June 3 1970
HA HOI HQ-13 (Vietnamese Naval Service)
Transferred to South Vietnam June 4 1970 and renamed
Captured by North Vietnam Forces 1975
Reduced to a hulk 1998 but remained afloat as Training and Accomodation Craft

Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning September 27 1944 to December 1945

USPO
Machine Postmark

Orange, TX

1946-04-17

The ship had no postal facilities.

2nd Commissioning 1965 to June 3 1970

Canadian Machine cancel, US stamps

1966-07-23

Port Visit, cachet by the Midway-On-The-Seaway Chapter No. 56, USCS

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Valor and skill

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