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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during  
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.  
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Steel-hulled Cargo Ship<br/>
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Steel-hulled Cargo Ship<br/>
Built 1918 as LAKE ORANGE<br/>
Built 1918 as LAKE ORANGE<br/>
Acquired by the Buffalo Steamship Corp. Buffalo, NY and renamed JOHN GEHM<br/>
Acquired by the Buffalo Steamship Corp. Buffalo, NY and renamed JOHN GEHM<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy September 19 1941<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy September 19 1941<br/>
Renamed and designated Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-39 October 15 1941<br/><br/>
Renamed and designated Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-39 October 15 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC MENEMSHA WIX-274'''<br/>
<li>'''USS MENEMSHA AG-39'''<br/>
Commissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (WIX) January 20 1942 for U.S. Coast Gaurd<br/>
Commissioned under loan to the U.S. Coast Guard 20 January 1942<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard October 22 1943<br/><br/>
Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard October 22 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC MENEMSHA WAG-274'''<br/>  
<li>'''USCGC MENEMSHA WAG-274'''<br/>  
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Sold March 21 1951 to Patapsco Scrap Co. for scrap
Sold March 21 1951 to Patapsco Scrap Co. for scrap
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[[Image:MENEMSHA_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
<li>[[MENEMSHA_WAG_274_Covers_Page_1 | USCGC Menemsha WAG-274 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944)</li>
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type 7z
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1944-12-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Menemsha_WAG274_19441220_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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'''WAG-274'''. FREE and CENSORED Mail. Postmark did not originate from the ship.
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NO MENEMSHA POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
Locy Type 9#<br/>15685 Branch
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DATE FROM
1945-07-08
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DATE TO
[[Image:JohnGermann_Menemsha_WAG274_19450708_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Note:
The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
The MENEMSHA earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal for her service during WWII.<br/><br/>
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A bight in Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts.
'''NAMESAKE''' - A bight in Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts
 
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 18 December 2017

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.

    Steel-hulled Cargo Ship
    Built 1918 as LAKE ORANGE
    Acquired by the Buffalo Steamship Corp. Buffalo, NY and renamed JOHN GEHM
    Acquired by U.S. Navy September 19 1941
    Renamed and designated Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-39 October 15 1941

  1. USS MENEMSHA AG-39
    Commissioned under loan to the U.S. Coast Guard 20 January 1942
    Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard October 22 1943

  2. USCGC MENEMSHA WAG-274
    Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (WAG) November 22 1943

    Struck from Naval Register October 30 1943
    Decommissioned by the Coast Guard September 24 1945
    Laid up August 30 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group

    Sold March 21 1951 to Patapsco Scrap Co. for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USCGC Menemsha WAG-274 Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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


 

Locy Type 7z

1944-12-20

N/A

WAG-274. FREE and CENSORED Mail. Postmark did not originate from the ship.


 

Locy Type 9#
15685 Branch

1945-07-08

The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.

 

Other Information

The MENEMSHA earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal for her service during WWII.

NAMESAKE - A bight in Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts.

 


 

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