ABSECON AVP 23

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 ABSECON AVP-23
Commissioned January 28 1943 - Decommissioned March 19 1947
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group
Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard January 5 1949
USCG ABSECON WAVP-374
Commissioned May 1949
USCG ABSECON WHEC-374
Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) May 1 1966
Decommissioned by U.S. Coast Guard May 9 1972
Returned to U.S. Navy
RVNS THAM NGU LAO HQ-15 (South Vietnamese Naval Service)
Transferred to South Vietnam June 15 1972 and renamed
PRVSN PHAM NGU LAO HQ-01 (Vietnamese Naval Service)
Captured by North Vietnam May 1975 and renamed

Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Reported still in service as late as 2000

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1943-46)

Postmarks

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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 --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Post Office Established January 28 1943 - Disestablished July 8 1946

Locy Type
3z

1943-10-09

Censored Sailor's mail
USCS Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks lists this type as 3z (BTT)
Possibly posted from another ship or station as this appears as 3z (BTB)

Locy Type
9efsu

1946-08-11

Note: Posted after POD (unlisted in USCS Postmark catalog)

Locy Type
9ruz

1943-08-25
to
1943-08-29

Mark from back of cover
Type 3z on front also appears as (BTB) as marking above

Other Information

ABSECON earned the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - An inlet north of Atlantic City, N.J.

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