NOKOMIS PY 6

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.

Patrol Yacht
Built 1914 as Steam Yacht NOKOMIS II
Purchased by U.S. Navy June 1 1917
Renamed November 19 1917


1. USS NOKOMIS SP-609
   Commissioned as Section Patrol Craft (SP) December 3 1917
   
   
2. USS NOKOMIS PY-6
   Reclassified Patrol Yacht (PY) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned February 25 1921
   Recommissioned February 14 1922 - Decommissioned February 15 1938
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 25 1938

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Nokomis PY-6 Covers Page 1    (1918-38)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning December 3 1917 to February 25 1921

 

Locy Type Fz* Straight-line marking

1918-03-14

SP-609. Censored, WWI use

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2nd Commissioning February 14 1922 to February 15 1938

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1933-10-06

PY-6.

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "CARTAGENA / COLOMBIA SA"

1935-05-27

PY-6.

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "MOUNT HOPE / CANAL ZONE"

1936-02-22

PY-6. Washington's Birthday, cachet by Coco Solo Chapter No. 41, USCS

 

Locy Type 3s (AC)

1930-12-06

PY-6.

 

Locy Type 3s (AC) (period doesn't always show)

1931-06-17

PY-6.

 

Locy Type 3s (A) "CAY-FRANCES / CUBA"

1929-01-26

PY-6.

 

Locy Type 5hks "HYDRO / SURVEY"

1933-02-13

PY-6.

 

Locy Type 6

1929-04-08

PY-6.

 

Locy Type 9 (C)

1930-04-24

PY-6.

 

Locy Type P (Type 9 with Bottom wording removed)

1937-12-25

PY-6. Cover is also postmarked from USS ROPER DD-147 and USS DECATUR DD-341

 

Locy Type LDC 3 "DECOMMIS / IONED"

1938-02-15

PY-6. Last Day in Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type LDC F "LAST / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-38

1938-02-15

PY-6. Cover is also postmarked from USS LEARY DD-158. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Former name retained (Shortend).

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name NOKOMIS - USS Nokomis PY-6 and Nokomis YTM-142.

 

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