TEAL AVP 5

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 8 October 1917 - Launched 28 May 1918 USS TEAL Minesweeper No.23 Commissioned 20 August 1918 USS TEAL AM-23 Designated (AM) 17 July 1920 USS TEAL AVP-5 Redesignated Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) 22 January 1936 Decommissioned 5 December 1946 Struck from Naval Register 5 December 1946 Sold 19 January 1948 to Mr. Murray E. Baker

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Teal AM-23 Covers Page 1    (1924-41)
2. USS Teal AVP-5 Covers Page 1    (1924-41)

 

Postmarks

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.

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

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BTT) "PUERTO / CASTILLA, R.H."

1935-09-01

AM-23. Puerto Castilla, Republic of Honduras.

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BTT) "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE"

1935-12-25

AM-23. Christmas, cachet by Blackwell., sponsored by the USCS Chapter 41 Coco Solo.

 

Locy Type 3r (B-BTT)

1941-04-30

As AVP-5
R/S marking on back from Paul J. Gross

 

Locy Type 3rs (AC) "CULEBRA IS / PORTO RICO"

1924-03-24

AM-23. Picture postcard from St. Croix, Virgin Islands

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) (no period showing)

1933-09-26

AM-23.

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "COCO SOSLO / CANAL ZONE" ("SOLO" misspelled)

1933-11-27

AM-23.

 

Locy Type P (9v or 9x with wording removed at bottom)

1935-09-01

AM-23.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Any of several small, short-necked, river ducks common to Europe and America

 

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