DILIGENCE WMEC 616

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.

USCGC DILIGENCE WPC 616
Commissioned 26 August 1964
USCGC DILIGENCE WMEC 616
Redesignated (WMEC) 1966 - Decommissioned 1 August 1990
Recommissioned 14 August 1992

Naval Covers

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USCGC Diligence WMEC-616 Covers Page 1 (Date)

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 26 August 1964 to 1 August 1990

USPO Slogan
Machine cancel

Key West FL

1965-03-26

N/A

WPC 616. Homeport - Key West Florida 1964-1983. GEMINI Recovery Force.

2nd Commissioning 14 August 1992 to present

USPS Type 9

"Myrtle Grove
Station"

Wilmington NC

2010-08-02

N/A

WMEC 616. Welcome Home from Maintenance Availability. Cachet by the Cape Fear Stamp and Cover Club. Wilmington NC was designated "A Coast Guard City" on July 25 2003.

USPS Pictorial

Wilmington NC

2015-08-04

N/A

WMEC 616. 225th Anniversary of the USCG. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

USPS Type 9

Wilmington NC

2020-05-25

N/A

WMEC 616. Changing homeports, going to Pensacola FL. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Diligence is one of the seven virtues.

There have been six cutters of the USRC/USCG named DILIGENCE - US Revenue Cutter Diligence (Schooner, 1792-98), US Revenue Cutter Diligence (II), US Revenue Cutter Diligence (III), US Revenue Cutter Diligence (IV 18**-1830), US Coast Guard Cutter Diligence WSC 135 (1919-1961) and USCG Cutter Diligence WMEC 616.

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