AM-20. Labor Day<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_HUX_ | Hux]], Sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]]<br/>Cachet should read "Aboard" instead of "Abroad"
AM-20. Labor Day. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_HUX_ | Hux]], Sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]]<br/>Cachet should read "Aboard" instead of "Abroad"
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 October 29 1917 - Launched June 15 1918
USS BOBOLINK Minesweeper No. 20
Commissioned January 28 1919
USS BOBOLINK AM-20
Designated (AM) July 17 1920
USS BOBOLINK AT-131
Reclassified Fleet Tug (AT) June 1 1942
USS BOBOLINK ATO-131
Redesignated Fleet Tug (Old) (ATO) May 15 1944
Decommissioned February 22 1946
Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal
Sold October 5 1946
Fate unknown
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).
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.
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.
AM-20. Labor Day. Cachet by Hux, Sponsored by Frederick Horton Cachet should read "Aboard" instead of "Abroad"
Locy Type 3s
1930-03-07
AM-20
Locy Type 3z (A-TTT)
1942-05-20
Note: This was mailed just as BOBOLINK was beginning her conversion as an ocean-going tug.
Ens. Grant R. Olsen (1918-1972) was on board during Pearl Harbor attack, and was one of several who signed log entries that day.
NAMESAKE - Named for a small New World finch type blackbird.
The ships sponsor was Miss Elsie Jean Willis.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BOBOLINK - USS Bobolink AM-20 and USS Bobolink AMS-2
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contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
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