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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Red Wood Class 157 ft Coastal Buoy Tender<br/>
Keel Laid October 14 1963 - Launched June 6 1964<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC RED BEECH WLM-686'''<br/>Commissioned November 20 1964 - Decommissioned June 18 1997<br/>Sunk as part of the State of Maryland's Great Eastern Reef June 10 2000
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[[Image:RedBeech_WLM686_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
<ol>
<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1976,1997)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>New York, NY
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1976-11-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_RedBeech_WLM686_19761122_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS CDS<br/><br/>"Bowling Green Station"<br/><br/>New York, NY
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1997-06-18
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_RedBeech_WLM686_19970618_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]], cachet by
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USCGC RED BEECH, in 1977 and again in 1982, was awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation. She was also awarded the National Defense Transportation Association Military Unit Award in 1982. In 1986 she received both a Unit Commendation for the Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration and another Meritorious Unit Commendation for her actions during a waterfront fire. She was awarded a Special Operations Service ribbon in 1993 for her response to the "Storm of the Century." The tender's performance was again recognized in 1995 with a Meritorious Unit Commendation for the assistance she provided towards the completion of the Kill Van Kull dredging project. In 1996 she was awarded the Special Operations Service ribbon for maintaining a security zone in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the United Nations.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - North American forest tree of the genus Phegopteris, with light green leaves and edible nuts; a.k.a. a large tree of Australasia.



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If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
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RED BEECH WLM 686 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 01:37, 8 November 2019

GregCiesielski: Added 1 cover and updated page