BOBOLINK ATO 131
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 BOBOLINK Minesweeper No. 20
Commissioned January 28 1919
- USS BOBOLINK AM-20
Designated (AM) July 17 1920
- USS BOBOLINK AT-131
Reclassified Fleet Tug (AT) June 1 1942
- USS BOBOLINK ATO-131
Redesignated Fleet Tug (Old) (ATO) May 15 1944
Decommissioned February 22 1946
Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal
Sold October 5 1946
Fate unknown
Lapwing Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid October 29 1917 - Launched June 15 1918
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- Bobolink Covers Page 1 (1930-43)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1933-06-22 |
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As AM-20
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1933-10-27 |
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As AM-20
Green strike, Navy Day 1933, Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1934-10-27 |
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As AM-20
Blue strike, Navy Day 1934, cachet by George Whetstone
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Locy Type |
1938-04-17 |
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As AM-20
Purple strike, Easter - Fleet Maneuvers 1938, cachet by Edward Hacker
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Locy Type |
1935-10-27 |
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As AM-20
This Type 3 is different from the ones in 1933 and 1934. Notice that the dial is no longer deformed.
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Locy Type |
1938-04-17 |
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As AM-20
Easter
Eleanor Campbell
Frederick Horton
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Locy Type |
1938-09-05 |
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As AM-20
Labor Day
Hux
Frederick Horton
Cachet should read "Aboard" instead of "Abroad"
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Locy Type |
1941-02-27 |
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Locy Type |
1941-09-11 |
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In this example, there is no slogan in the killer bars
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Locy Type |
1930-03-07 |
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As AM-20
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Locy Type |
1942-05-20 |
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Note: This was mailed just as BOBOLINK was beginning her conversion as an ocean-going tug. Ens. Grant R. Olsen (1918-1972) was on board during Pearl Harbor attack, and was one of several who signed log entries that day.
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Locy Type |
1931-01-12 |
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As AM-20
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Locy Type |
1935-07-04 |
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As AM-20
Independence Day
Byrd L. Powell
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Locy Type |
1936-11-26 |
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As AM-20
Walter G. Crosby
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Locy Type P |
1935-07-04 |
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As AM-20
Independence Day 1935
Other Information
BOBOLINK earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
NAMESAKE - Named for a small New World finch type blackbird
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