QUAIL AM 15

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 May 14 1918 - Launched October 6 1918


1. USS QUAIL Minesweeper No. 15
   Commissioned April 29 1919
   
   
2. USS QUAIL AM 15
   Designated (AM) July 17 1920
   Damaged by Japanese bombs and guns
   SUNK (Scuttled) May 5 1942 at Corregidor, Philippine Islands
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 8 1942

 

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.

1. Covers Page 1    (1932-41)

 

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.

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.

 

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

---

2nd Post Office Period March 2 1928 to December 4 1942

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "KINGS BAY / ALASKA"

1935-05-08

As AM-15
Aleutian Islands Survey cachet by Milton Wigod

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "UNALASKA / ALASKA"

1935-05-21

As AM-15
Aleutian Islands Survey R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "UNALASKA / ALASKA"

1935-05-21

As AM-15
Aleutian Islands Survey R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 3bs

1932-02-05

As AM-15

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "PEARL / HARBOR T.H"

1937-05-30

As AM-15
Memorial Day, cachet by William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "HONOLULU / HAWAII"

1937-12-25

As AM-15
Christmas Day, cachet by Douglas C & Harry F. Wentz

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "HONOLULU / HAWAII"

1937-12-25

As AM-15
Christmas Day, cachet by William S. Linto. Cachet #57, Covers Issued 135, Cover #3.

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)

1941-10-21

As AM-15

 

Locy Type 5hks "PEARL HARBOR / T. H."

1932-02-05

As AM-15

 

Locy Type 5ahks (Date added with a separate device by the NMC)

1938-01-28

As AM-15

 

Locy Type 5ahks (8 stars added as killer bars by the NMC)

1938-05-24

As AM-15

 

Locy Type 5ahks (Stars encircling the dial by the NMC)

1938-02-14

No Image

As AM-15
"Reference only"

 

Other Information

QUAIL received one battle star for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A migratory game bird

 

---

 

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.

 

---

Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum