SC 1055
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 May 2 1942 - Launched October 10 1942 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1944)
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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
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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Locy Type 2z |
1944-12-30
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No postal facilities aboard this ship. Censored sailor's mail from Motor Machinist 3rd Class T.N. Heiselman on a patriotic cover by Ray Davis.
Other Information
The 110-foot, wood-hulled, World War II Subchaser (SC), can trace its origin back to the World War I "Splinter Fleet." Like its predecessor, the SC was designed primarily for off-shore patrols and Anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Along with the 173-foot, steel-hulled, Patrol Craft (PC), the SC played a major role in suppressing the German U-Boat threat along the Atlantic seaboard.
Though small in size, the SC soon became the "work horse" of the Navy, performing a variety of assignments, often operating under extremely hazardous conditions. The SCs saw action in every combat theater world-wide.
The SC also proved to be an effective Beach Control Craft, (SCC), guiding the landing craft in amphibious landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. During D-Day operations, they performed air-sea rescue duties in the English channel, rescuing downed Allied airmen.
The SCCs were operational in the Asiatic-Pacific theater as well. Assigned to "MacArthur's Navy," they participated in every amphibious landing operation, often sailing within range of the Japanese shore batteries.
The end of hostilities saw the SCC crews trained and ready to lead the Allied invasion forces in the invasion of the Japanese homeland.
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