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Hamilton Class 378-foot High Endurance Cutter<br/>
Hamilton Class 378-foot High Endurance Cutter<br/>
Keel Laid 25 July 1966 - Launched 11 February 1967<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 25 July 1966 - Launched 11 February 1967<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC MELLON WHEC-717'''</li>Commissioned 9 January 1968<br/>Decommissioned 24 October 1985 for FRAM modernization<br/>Recommissioned 1989 -
<li>'''USCGC MELLON WHEC-717'''</li>Commissioned 9 January 1968<br/>Decommissioned 24 October 1985 for FRAM modernization<br/>Recommissioned 3 March 1989 -
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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[MELLON_WHEC_717_Covers_Page_1 | USCGC Mellon WHEC-717 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1968-1985)</li>
<li>[[MELLON_WHEC_717_Covers_Page_1 | USCGC Mellon WHEC-717 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1968-1995)</li>
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Revision as of 20:51, 11 August 2020

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.

    Hamilton Class 378-foot High Endurance Cutter
    Keel Laid 25 July 1966 - Launched 11 February 1967

  1. USCGC MELLON WHEC-717
  2. Commissioned 9 January 1968
    Decommissioned 24 October 1985 for FRAM modernization
    Recommissioned 3 March 1989 -

"First Among Equals"

Naval Covers

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  1. USCGC Mellon WHEC-717 Covers Page 1     (1968-1995)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
 
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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 9 January 1968 to 24 October 1985


 

USPO Slogan
Machine cancel

"Naval Station"

Key West FL

1968-01-17

N/A

Postage Due. From the John P. Young collection.

 

Other Information

USCGC MELLON has received numerous Meritorious Unit Commendations and the CG Unit Commendation Medal along with other awards.

NAMESAKE - Andrew William Mellon, (24 March 1855 – 26 August 1937)
Mellon was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. Mellon served as the 49th Secretary of the Treasury from 1921-1932.

The cutters sponsor is Mrs. John W. Warner Jr., granddaughter of the late Secretary Andrew W. Mellon.

 


 

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