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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3><br />
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during <br />
its lifetime.<br />
The list is in chronological order.<br />
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Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV), also known as the Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) in Army and Coast Guard service<br/><br />
Built 1965<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''PACV-02''' (Air Cushion Vehicle)</li><br />
[Note: it is unknown exactly how the Navy referred to these vehicles, ie PACV-02 or some other identifier.]<br/><br />
Placed in Service with US Navy in 1965 - Placed out of Service in 1969<br/><br />
Transferred to USCG for evaluation in 1969 and overhauled in 1970 by Transportation Technology Inc.<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''ACV-02''' (Air Cushion Vehicle)</li><br />
<li>'''HOVER-02''' (Air Cushion Vehicle)</li><br />
<li>'''CG 38102''' (Air Cushion Vehicle)</li><br />
[Note: Most documents of the era just use ACV or "HOVER". US Coast Guard history documents also refer to the CG number.]<br/><br />
Operational evaluation began on 1 January 1971<br/><br />
Placed in Service December 12 1970 - Placed out of Service c. July 1973<br/><br/><br />
On 25 April 1975, CG 38101 and CG 38102 were transferred to the U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research & Development Center <br />
in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.<br />
CG 38103 sank in an accident on 23 November 1971<br />
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[[Image:USCG_WACV_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]<br />
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3><br />
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the <br />
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for <br />
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same <br />
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). <br />
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).<br />
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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't <br />
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date <br />
range for covers on that page.<br />
<ol><br />
<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1970-73)</li><br />
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<h3>Postmarks</h3><br />
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a <br />
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, <br />
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one <br />
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of <br />
earliest known usage.<br />
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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an <br />
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN <br />
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.<br />
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the<br />
existing example.<br />
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th><br />
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th><br />
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th><br />
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USPS Machine<br/>Cancel<br/><br/>San Francisco CA<br />
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1970-12-10<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV02_19701210_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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First Day of Service. San Francisco Bay Training Area.<br />
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USPS Machine<br/>Cancel<br/><br/>San Francisco CA<br />
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1971-01-25<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV02_19710125_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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San Francisco Bay Oil Spill January 18 1971, cover is dated January 21 1971.<br />
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USPS Machine<br/>Cancel<br/><br/>San Francisco CA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1971-01-30<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV02_19710130_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
N/A<br />
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San Francisco Bay Training Area.<br />
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USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>San Francisco CA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1971-03-12<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV02_19710312_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
N/A<br />
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San Francisco Bay Training Area.<br />
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USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>San Francisco CA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1971-05-03<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV02_19710503_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
N/A<br />
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San Francisco Bay Training Area.<br />
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USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>San Francisco CA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1973-07-06<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV02_19730706_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
N/A<br />
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San Francisco Bay Training Area.<br />
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N/A<br />
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1970-11<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV01_1970_1_Article.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WACV01_1970_1_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Article from "Navy Times" November 1970 and a undated photo.<br />
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<h3>Other Information</h3><br />
From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_Air_Cushion_Vehicle Wikipedia] and<br />
[https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Boats-Less-than-65-ft/Article/2028278/boat-38-air-cushion-vehicle-acv/ 38-Foot Air Cushion Vehicle] (US Coast Guard):<br/><br/><br />
Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV), also known as the Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) in Army and Coast Guard service.<br />
Based on the Bell Aerosystems SK-5 hovercraft; a licensed version of the British Saunders-Roe <br />
(later, British Hovercraft Corporation) SR.N5 hovercraft.<br/><br/><br />
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Used as a patrol boat in marshy and riverine areas during the Vietnam War between 1966 and 1970.<br />
Six hovercraft were built, three for the Army and three for the Navy.<br />
Two of the Army's three hovercraft were destroyed by the Viet Cong.<br/><br/><br />
Transferred to USCG for evaluation in 1969 and overhauled in 1970 by Transportation Technology Inc.<br />
Delivered to the Coast Guard in Oct 1970, Dec 1970, and Feb 1971.<br />
The first two were initially stationed at Ft. Point Coast Guard Station in San Francisco. <br />
The third was sent to Point Barrow, Alaska for arctic trials and then sent to St. Ignace Coast Guard Station on Lake Huron.<br />
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In use until 1975<br/><br/><br />
Also see [https://thetidesofhistory.com/2024/05/26/uscg-hovercraft-38-foot-air-cushion-vehicle-acv/ USCG Hovercraft: 38-Foot Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV)], the actual evaluation report at [https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD0755409.pdf AIR CUSHION VEHICLE EVALUATION] by Thomas C. Lutton, and<br />
the article <i>Cavalry Afloat: The 39th Cavalry Platoon in the Mekong Delta</i> by Captain Kevin Keaveney pages 12-19 in the July-August 1993 issue of "ARMOR" published by the U.S. Army Armor Center at Ft Knox, Kentucky.<br />
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