Description: USS CARDINAL AM-67, ex SS JEAN D' ARC Naval Cover 1940 FIRST DAY Cachet USS OWLIt was sent 28 Auh 1940. It was franked with stamp "prexie". Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers. The second Cardinal (AM-67) was built in 1937 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, as Jeanne D'Arc; acquired by the Navy 19 August 1940; and commissioned 2 November 1940, Lieutenant J. E. Smith, Jr., in command. Cardinal served in the 5th Naval District for four years, patrolling and sweeping coastal waters from Norfolk, Va., to Cape May, N.J. She was decommissioned at Norfolk 8 September 1944 and transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal 29 August 1945.Cardinal Class Minesweeper:Laid down 20 April 1937 as the Trawler Jeanne d'Arc by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME for Francis J. O'Hara and Sons, Inc. of Boston, MALaunched 21 August 1937Delivered 23 October 1937Renamed Cardinal 14 August 1940Acquired by the Navy 19 August 1940Commissioned in ordinary 28 August 1940 and started conversion to a Minesweeper at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VAConversion completed 4 September 1940Commissioned in full as USS Cardinal (AM 67), 2 November 1940Conversion work fully completed 22 April 1941Decommissioned 8 September 1944 at Norfolk, VATransferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal 29 August 1945Struck from the Naval Register 23 September 1944, returned to her owner and renamed Red JacketAcquired in 1946 by the Atlantic Coast Fisheries Co. of Portland,MEAcquired in 1947 by Trawler Red Jacket, Inc. of BostonOperated in 1980 by the Irving Usen Trawling Co. of BostonOut of documentation in 1989Fate unknown.Specifications: Displacement 516 t.Length 136'Beam 24'Draft 11' 2"Speed 10 kts.Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose mount, two .30 cal. machine guns and two depth charge tracksPropulsion: One 735hp Fairbanks Morse diesel engine, one shaft.
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Weaverville, North Carolina
End Time: 2025-01-26T23:30:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Condition: Used
Place of Origin: United States
Color: White
Cachet: Nicholson
Country of Manufacture: United States
Grade: Ungraded
Modified Item: No
Certification: Uncertified
Vessel: Minesweeper
Year of Issue: 1931-1940
Type: vessel
Era: WWII
Quality: Used
Branch: naval
State: Virginia
Naval: Ship
Country: United States
Event: Naval
People & Occupations: sailor
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
Cancellation Type: Ship Cancel
