HERON AVP 2

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 HERON Minesweeper No. 10
Commissioned October 30 1918
USS HERON AM-10
Designated (AM) July 17 1920
Decommissioned April 6 1922
Recommissioned December 18 1924
USS HERON AVP-2
Reclassified Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) January 27 1936
Decommissioned February 12 1946

Struck from Naval Register 1946
Transferred July 1947 to U.S. State Department for disposal

Naval Covers

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Heron Covers Page 1 (1935-44)

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

2nd Commissioning December 18 1924 to February 12 1946

Locy Type
3r (A)

"MANILA BAY /
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS"

1936-01-16

As AM-10
Cachet by Richard Dumonte

Locy Type
3r (A)

" / MANILA BAY"

1938-01-11

As AVP-2
Additional marking Manila, Philippines CDS

Locy Type
3r (A)

" / MANILA BAY"

1938-03-01

As AVP-2
Deane C. (DC) Bartley's R/S marking on reverse

Locy Type
3r (A)

1941-02-03

As AVP-2
Cachet by Royal C. Hendricks

Locy Type
3z

1943-07-26
to
1943-08-19

As AVP-2

Locy Type
9v

1937-12-25

As AVP-2
Christmas Day

Locy Type Fz

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-Z1

1944-12-28

As AVP-2
Censored wartime use

Other Information

HERON earned four battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A long-necked, long-legged wading shore bird indigenous to Louisiana and the vast coastal marshlands.

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