WESTWIND WAGB 281

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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.

    Wind Class Icebreaker
    Keel Laid August 24 1942 - Launched March 31 1943

  1. USCGC WESTWIND CGC-99
    Commissioned September 18 1944

  2. SEVERNI POLIUS (Soviet Naval Service)
    Loaned to The Soviet Union February 21 1945 and renamed
    Returned to U.S. Navy custody December 19 1951

  3. USS WESTWIND AGB-6
    Commissioned February 1 1952 - Decommissioned March 13 1952
    Custody transferred to U.S. Coast Guard March 13 1952

  4. USCGC WESTWIND WAGB-281
    Commissioned March 19 1952

    Struck from Naval registry September 8 1952
    Decommissioned October 1 1971
    Recommissioned June 20 1974 - Decommissioned February 29 1988

Naval Covers

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  1. USCGC Westwind WAGB-281 Covers Page 1     (1983)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning (USCG) September 18 1944 to February 21 1945


 

Locy Type
2z*

1944-10-03

WAGB-281. Official Election War Ballot envelope. Posted from another ship or station...ship did not carry this device


 

N/A

1944-10-18

N/A

WAGB-281. Official Election War Ballot envelope.




3rd Commissioning (USCG) March 19 1952 to October 1 1971


 

Locy Type
7

US Army
US Air Force
Postal System
APO 23

1953-08-28

N/A

WAGB-281. "Operation Nanook 53" cachet.


 

Locy Type
7

US Army
US Air Force
Postal System

1965-08-16

N/A

WAGB-281. 1965 Arctic Operations cachet.


 

Locy Type
2(n+) USCGC

1966-07-26

WAGB-281. 15th Season Arctic (East) R/S cachet.


 

Locy Type
2(n+) USCGC

1971-02-01

WAGB-281. "Operation Deep Freeze"


 

Locy Type
2(n+) USCGC

1971-03-02

WAGB-281. "Operation Deep Freeze"


 

Locy Type
2(n+) USCGC

Undated

WAGB-281



4th Commissioning (USCG) June 20 1974 to February 29 1988


 

Locy Type
2(n) USCGC

1974-08-13

WAGB-281


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-2t

1988-02-29

WAGB-281. Last Day in Commission, cachet by John Young

 

Other Information

One of seven "Wind" class icebreakers.

 


 

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