EIDER YNg 20

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 EIDER Minesweeper No. 17
Commissioned January 23 1919
Placed in Reduced Commission December 1 1919
Placed in Full Commission July 10 1920
USS EIDER AM-17
Designated (AM) July 17 1920
Placed in Reduced Commission September 10 1920
Decommissioned April 18 1922
EIDER AM-17
Placed In Service August 19 1940
EIDER YNg-20
Reclassified Gate Vessel (YNg) October 7 1940
Out of Service October 9 1945

Struck from Navy Register July 1 1947
Sold July 19 1947

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1941)

Postmarks

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

Placed in Service August 19 1940 to October 9 1945

No Postal Facilities

USPO
Machine Cancel

Tiburon CA

1941-05-21

N/A

Cover by George V. Sadworth for the Recommissioning of Auxiliary Ships of the USN.

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Any of several species of large diving ducks that are heavy and round-bodied, with a humped bill that produces a characteristic sloping profile. Hens are mottled brown, but drakes (males) are boldly patterned, with a green pigment on the head. Eiders live in the cold far north

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