TEMPEST WPC 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 TEMPEST PC-2
Commissioned 28 August 1993 - Decommissioned 30 September 2005
USCGC TEMPEST WPC-2
Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard 1 October 2005 & Placed in Special Commission
Recommissioned 6 December 2005 - Decommissioned 22 August 2008
USS TEMPEST PC-2
Returned to U.S. Navy custody August 22 2008 - Recommissioned 23 August 2008

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).

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USS Tempest PC-2 Covers Page 1 (1993-2005)

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Locy Type 2-1(n+)

Locy Type 2-2a(n+)

USS ORION AS-18

1993-08-21

First Day in Commission

USPS Pictorial Postmark

USPS Pictorial

"Decommissioning
Station"

Norfolk, VA

2005-09-30

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

USPS 4-bar

Pascagoula, MS

2005-12-06

No Image

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A violent windstorm, especially one with rain, hail, or snow.

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