McCULLOCH WHEC 386
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.
Keel Laid February 1 1943 as Small Seaplane Tender AVP-56 Redesignated Motor Torpedo Boat Tender (AGP) May 11 1943 Launched July 10 1943 |
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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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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning (USN) May 17 1944 to May 10 1946
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Locy Type |
1945-10-29 |
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As AGP-8
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Locy Type |
1946-04-09 |
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As AGP-8
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Locy Type |
1945-10-29 |
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As AGP-8
2nd Commissioning (USCG) May 10 1946 to May 9 1972
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Locy Type |
1948-01-06 |
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As WPG-386. Signed by Admiral Joseph F.Farley, Commandant USCG
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Locy Type 2az* |
1948-02-14 |
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As WPG-386. Valentine's Day.
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Locy Type |
1948-06-28 |
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As WPG-386
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Locy Type |
1947-12-29 |
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As WPG-386. FAKE postmark by Glenn W. Dye
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Locy Type |
1948-01-01 |
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As WPG-386. New Year's Day. FAKE postmark by Glenn W. Dye
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USPO |
1956-03-12 |
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N/A |
As WAVP-386
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USPO |
1969-10-08 |
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N/A |
As WHEC-386. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (MH Cachets)
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USPO Slogan |
1970-12-14 |
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As WHEC-386. Ship's Marking from the "Ship's Office".
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USPO |
1971-05-10 |
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N/A |
As WHEC-386
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USPS Type |
1972-04-19 |
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N/A |
As WHEC-386. "Welcome to Pearl Harbor - Enroute to Vietnam for Turnover" R/S cachet.
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Locy Type |
1972-05-09 |
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N/A |
As WHEC-386. Decommissioning.
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Locy Type |
1972-05-09 |
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N/A |
As WHEC-386. Decommissioning.
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Locy Type |
1972-05-10 |
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N/A |
As WHEC-386. Decommissioning + 1. Autographed by the CO.
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Locy Type |
1972-05-10 |
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N/A |
As WHEC-386. Decommissioning + 1.
Other Information
USS WACHAPREAGUE earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 4 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her US Navay career.
NAMESAKE - WACHAPREAGUE - An inlet on the eastern shore of the state of Virginia.
NAMESAKE - McCULLOCH - Hugh McCulloch was appointed to be the 27th Secretary of the Treasury. He served under President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson from March 9, 1865 until March 3, 1869. He also served as the 36th Secretary of the Treasury from October 31, 1884 until March 7, 1885 under Presidents Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland.
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