GOLDFINCH AM 77

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.

Goldfinch Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 6 June 1929 Launched 3 January 1930 as Trawler FORDHAM Delivered 14 January 1930 to F.J. O'Hara and Sons Inc. Boston, MA Renamed 14 August 1940 Acquired by US Navy 18 September 1940 USS GOLDFINCH AM-77 Commissioned 30 January 1941 - Decommissioned 18 August 1944 Struck from Naval Register 22 August 1944 Sold 9 January 1946 to the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Commission of NY and renamed FORDHAM In 1949, she was renamed TITUS. In 1962, she was sold to Christensen Canadian Enterprises, and renamed BEATER On 7 October 1962, she was wrecked at New Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada by Hurricane Daisy.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Goldfinch AM-77 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 name and/or commissioning period. 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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Duplex Postmark "Navy Yard Sta." Boston, MA

1941-03-24

A First Day of Postal Service cachet, even though no post office has been recorded for the ship. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.

 

Locy Type 7z*

1944-07-08

Posted from another ship or station. Ship had no post office.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name GOLDFINCH - USS Goldfinch AM-77, USS Goldfinch AMS-12 and Goldfinch AM-395 (canceled 1 November 1945).

 

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