PENGUIN AM 33

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.

Lapwing Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 17 November 1917 - Launched 12 June 1918 USS PENGUIN Minesweeper No. 33 Commissioned 21 November 1918 - Decommissioned 1 June 1922 Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 while in reserve USS PENGUIN AM-33 Recommissioned 13 October 1923 SUNK (Scuttled) 8 December 1941 by her crew in 200 fathoms at Agana Harbor, Guam to prevent capture by the Japanese

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Penguin AM-33 Covers Page 1    (1928-1941)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning 1st Post Office Period 23 May 1924 to 30 April 1928

 

Locy Type 3s (B)

1928-11-01

Posted after POD (1928-04-30)

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2nd Commissioning 2nd Post Office Period 27 October 1934 to 7 December 1941

 

Locy Type 3s (AC-BBT) "NAVY DAY / GUAM M.I."

1934-10-27

Navy Day cachet by Richard Dumonte
Signed by T. M. Miller, Navy Mail Clerk

 

Locy Type 3as "GUAM MI"

1936-02-11

Christmas/New Year's Day cachet.

 

Locy Type 3as "APRA HARBOR / GUAM MI"

1937-07-04

Independence Day
William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z1

1941-10-27

Censored pre-wartime (WWII) use. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge

 

Locy Type SL

1934-08-03

USS Penquin AM-33 straight line marking. Postmarked from Receiving Ship, Cavite Philippines.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Any of various stout flightless marine birds of cool regions of the Southern Hemisphere, having flipperlike wings and webbed feet adapted for swimming and diving, and short scalelike feathers that are white in front and black on the back

 

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