TUSCARORA ATA 245

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.

Tuscarora Class Fleet Tug
Keel Laid 1940
Acquired U.S. Navy January 1941
Launched 17 July 1941


1. USS TUSCARORA AT-77
Commissioned 13 December 1941


2. USS TUSCARORA YT-341
Reclassified Harbor Tug (YT) 5 November 1942


3. USS TUSCARORA YTB-341
Redesignated Large Harbor tug (YTB) 15 May 1944
Decommissioned November 1953


4. USS TUSCARORA ATA-245
Redesignated Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA) November 1958

Custody assigned to MARAD, 8 March 1961
Struck from the Naval Register 1 September 1961
Permanent transfer to MARAD, 1 September 1962
Permanent transfer to US Navy 30 July 1975 for equipment removal and sale
Sold for scrapping by DRMS 1 October 1976

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tuscarora ATA-245 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7z

1945-08-02

N/A

YTB-341. No. 10 Official Business mail. Postmark is probably from a shore station.

 

Other Information

USS TUSCARORA earned the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A mountain range in south-central Pennsylvania. The name, Iroquois in derivation, means "hemp gatherers."

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the TUSCARORA - USS Tuscarora (1861 Screw Sloop) and USS Tuscarora ATA-245.

 

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