MINDANAO PR 8

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.

River Gunboat
Keel Laid November 20 1926 as Patrol Gunboat PG-48
Launched September 28 1927
Reclassified River Gunboat (PR) June 15 1928


1. USS MINDANAO PR-8
   Commissioned July 10 1928
   Scuttled May 2 1942 in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands to prevent capture by the Japanese
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 8 1942

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1931-41)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "WUCHOW / CHINA"

1936-08-15 to 1936-08-15

ANCS Logo cachet with a Non-postal Flag Marking

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT)

1941-11-06 to 1941-11-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 5s "CANTON / CHINA"

1932-09-01 to 1932-09-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1933-12-06 to 1933-12-06

Registered, Official Business mail

 

Locy Type 9v

1933-12-06 to 1933-12-06

Registered, Official Business mail

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "WUCHOW / CHINA"

1936-08-15 to 1936-08-15

Close-up view of the Non-postal Flag Marking

 

Other Information

MINDANAO received one battle star for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - The second largest and most southerly of the Philippine Islands.

 

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