CHINCOTEAGUE WHEC 375

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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.

    Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender
    Keel Laid 23 July 1941 - Launched 15 April 1942

  1. USS CHINCOTEAGUE AVP-24
  2. Commissioned 12 April 1943 - Decommissioned 21 December 1946
    Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard 7 March 1949

  3. USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE WAVP-375
  4. Commissioned 7 March 1949

  5. USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE WHEC-375
  6. Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) 1 May 1966
    Permanently transferred to U.S. Coast Guard 26 September 1966
    Decommissioned 21 June 1972
    Returned to U.S. Naval custody

  7. VNNS LY THOUNG KIET HQ-16 (South Vietnamese Naval Service)
  8. Transferred to South Vietnam 21 June 1972 and renamed

  9. RPS ANDRES BONIFACTO PF-7 (Philippine Naval Service)
  10. Taken over by the Philippines April 1975 and renamed
    Sold outright to the Philippines 5 April 1976
    Decommissioned by the Philippine Navy June 1985

    Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Chincoteague AVP-24 Covers Page 1     (1943)
  2. USCGC Chincoteague WHEC-375 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 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.

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.


 

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Killer Bar Text

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Post Office Established 12 April 1943 - Disestablished 27 September 1946


 

Locy Type 2z*

1946-08-07

AVP-24. Post office discontinued 27 September 1946


 

Locy Type
9efsu

1943-07-29

AVP-24. Mark from back of cover


 

Locy Type
SL2Pbls (USS) (63x11)

1946-08-07

AVP-24


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2z*

1946-09-27

AVP-24. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Jacques Minkus.



U.S. Coast Guard

USCGC WHEC-375


 

USPS Slogan
Machine Cancel

Honolulu Hawaii

1972-04-19

N/A

Note:


 

USPS Slogan
Machine Cancel

Naval Station Guam

1972-05-09

N/A

Note:



LY THOUNG KIET


 

Vietnamese
Postal Markings

1975-03-27

N/A

As VNNS LY THOUNG KIET HQ-16

 

Other Information

USS/USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 6 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the National Defense Service Medal during her USN/USCG career.

NAMESAKE - Chincoteague Island, Virginia.

Three cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name CHINCOTEAGUE - USCGC Chincoteague (1919 Tug), USCGC Chincoteague WHEC-375 and USCGC Chincoteague WPB-1320.

 


 

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