VIREO ATO 144
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 20 November 1918 - Launched 26 May 1919 Struck from the Naval Register 8 May 1946 Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 4 February 1947 |
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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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1929-01-09 |
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AM-52
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Locy Type |
1937-12-25 |
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AM-52. Christmas Day, cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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Locy Type 3z |
1946-04-15 |
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ATO-144. Struck after POD (1945-05-31)
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Locy Type F |
1934-09-03 |
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AM-52. Labor Day, cachet by Henry Kraus
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Locy Type F |
1934-10-12 |
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AM-52. Columbus Day, cachet by Henry Kraus
NEW Discovery, not listed in the USCS Postmark Catalog Vol. 5 (1997). From the collection of John Young
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for a group of exclusively New-World birds, mostly residing in the Nearctic and tropics. In general rather small nondescript mostly yellowish or greenish with varying amounts of gray, black or white
USS VIREO earned the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
USS Vireo was at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name VIREO - USS Vireo ATO-144 and USS Vireo MSC-205.
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