SWERVE AM 121: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS SWERVE AM-121
Commissioned 23 January 1944
SUNK (mine) 9 July 1944 off Anzio Beach, Italy

Struck from Naval Register 22 August 1944

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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.

USS Swerve AM-121 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)

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.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

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

Locy Type 2z

1944-04-16

Official Business. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

Locy Type 2z*

1944-04-18

Official Business. Posted from another ship or station. This ship did not carry this device.

Other Information

USS SWERVE earned the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course.

The ships sponsor was Miss E. C. Draemel.

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.

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 <td valign="top">
 <ol>Auk Class Minesweeper<br/>
-Keel Laid May 27 1942 - Launched February 25 1943<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 27 May 1942 - Launched 25 February 1943<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS SWERVE AM-121'''<br/>
-Commissioned January 23 1944<br/>
+Commissioned 23 January 1944<br/>
-SUNK (mine) July 9 1944 off Anzio Beach, Italy<br/><br/>
+SUNK (mine) 9 July 1944 off Anzio Beach, Italy<br/><br/>
-Struck from Naval Register August 22 1944
+Struck from Naval Register 22 August 1944
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-<!-- [[Image:Name_Number_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]] -->
+<!-- [[Image:Swerve_AM_121_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] -->
 </td>
 </tr>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
+<li><!-- [[SWERVE_AM_121_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Swerve AM-121 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 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>
 </tr></table>
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-NO SWERVE POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
+Locy Type 2z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-DATE FROM
+-04-16
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-DATE TO
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Swerve_AM121_19440416_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
-<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]-->
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|100px]]-->
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Swerve_AM121_19440416_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Note:
+Official Business. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<hr>
+<br/><hr>
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>2z*
+Locy Type 2z*
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -04-18
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:JonBurdett swerve am121 19440418.JPG|thumb|center|200px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 [[Image:JonBurdett swerve am121 19440418 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Official Business<br/>
+Official Business.
-Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device
+Posted from another ship or station. This ship did not carry this device.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-SWERVE received 1 battle star for World War II service<br/><br/>
+USS SWERVE earned the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course
+'''NAMESAKE''' - To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course.<br/><br/>
+The ships sponsor was Miss E. C. Draemel.
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