GREBE AT 134
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.
Lapwing Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 25 May 1918 - Launched 17 December 1918 Recommissioned 15 November 1922 Grounded 6 December 1942 off Fiji Destroyed in typhoon 2 January 1943 Struck from Naval Register 28 July 1943 |
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- USS Grebe AM-43 / ATO-134 Covers Page 1 (1934-1940)
Postmarks
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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning November 15 1922 to January 2 1943
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Locy Type |
1934-07-02 |
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AM-43. First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1936-06-14 |
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AM-43. Cachet by William F. Schlechter
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Locy Type |
1934-09-29 |
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AM-43. Eagle cachet (Towed for fleet gunnery practice 15 September-12 October)
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Locy Type F |
1934-07-04 |
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AM-43. Independence Day, firecracker edged envelope.
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Locy Type P |
1935-03-11 |
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AM-43
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Locy Type P |
1935-04-02 |
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AM-43
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Locy Type |
1935-02-12 |
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AM-43. Straightline marking
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Locy Type |
1935-05-25 |
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AM-43. Straightline marking
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Locy Type |
1931-04-27 |
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AM-43. Additional duplex postmark from Charleston SC
Other Information
USS GREBE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
USS GREBE was at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
NAMESAKE - Named for a swimming bird closely related to the loon but with lobate rather than webbed toes
The ships sponsor was Miss Emma Youmans.
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