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<ol>Goldfinch Class Minesweeper<br/> | <ol>Goldfinch Class Minesweeper<br/> | ||
Keel Laid June | Keel Laid 6 June 1929<br/> | ||
Launched January | Launched 3 January 1930 as Trawler '''FORDHAM'''<br/> | ||
Delivered January | Delivered 14 January 1930 to F.J. O'Hara and Sons Inc. Boston, MA<br/> | ||
Renamed August | Renamed 14 August 1940<br/> | ||
Acquired by | Acquired by US Navy 18 September 1940<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS GOLDFINCH AM-77'''<br/> | <li>'''USS GOLDFINCH AM-77'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned January | Commissioned 30 January 1941 - Decommissioned 18 August 1944<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register August | Struck from Naval Register 22 August 1944<br/> | ||
Sold January | Sold 9 January 1946 to the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Commission of NY and renamed '''FORDHAM'''<br/> | ||
In 1949, she was renamed '''TITUS'''.<br/>In 1962, she was sold to Christensen Canadian Enterprises, and renamed '''BEATER'''<br/> | |||
On 7 October 1962, she was wrecked at New Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada by Hurricane Daisy. | |||
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[[Image:Goldfinch_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] | |||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li><!-- [[ | <li><!-- [[GOLDFINCH_AM_77_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Goldfinch AM-77 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> (DATE RANGE)</li> | ||
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Postmark<br/>Date</th> | Postmark<br/>Date</th> | ||
<th align="center" width=" | <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | ||
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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USPO<br/>Duplex Postmark<br/><br/>"Navy Yard Sta."<br/><br/>Boston, MA | |||
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1941-03-24 | |||
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[[Image:JohnGermann_Goldfinch_AM77_19410324_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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A First Day of Postal Service cachet, even though no post office has been recorded for the ship. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]. | |||
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Locy Type | Locy Type 7z* | ||
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1944-07-08 | 1944-07-08 | ||
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Posted from another ship or station | Posted from another ship or station. Ship had no post office. | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - | '''NAMESAKE''' - The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family.<br/><br/> | ||
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name GOLDFINCH - USS Goldfinch AM-77, USS Goldfinch AMS-12 and Goldfinch AM-395 (canceled 1 November 1945). | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 12 January 2026
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.
Keel Laid 6 June 1929 Launched 3 January 1930 as Trawler FORDHAM Delivered 14 January 1930 to F.J. O'Hara and Sons Inc. Boston, MA Renamed 14 August 1940 Acquired by US Navy 18 September 1940 |
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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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.
- USS Goldfinch AM-77 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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
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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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO |
1941-03-24 |
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A First Day of Postal Service cachet, even though no post office has been recorded for the ship. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.
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Locy Type 7z* |
1944-07-08 |
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Posted from another ship or station. Ship had no post office.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name GOLDFINCH - USS Goldfinch AM-77, USS Goldfinch AMS-12 and Goldfinch AM-395 (canceled 1 November 1945).
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
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