CHATTAHOOCHEE T-AOT 82

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.

Alatna Class Gasoline Tanker Keel Laid May 1 1956 as a MC type (T1-M2-4A) arctic tanker hull Launched December 4 1956 - Acquired by the US Navy October 22 1957 USNS CHATTAHOOCHEE T-AOG-82 Placed in service with the MSTS October 22 1957 Placed out of service (date unknown) USNS CHATTAHOOCHEE T-AOT-82 Redesignated Oil Transporter (T-AOT-82) (date unknown) Placed out of service (date unknown) Custody transferred to MARAD for lay up in the Ready Reserve Force,         at Tsuneishi, Japan Downgraded from RRF status to disposal, pending sale, September 30 2006 Disposed of by MARAD sale December 16 2006, to Teroaka Company of Japan

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1961-62, 1984)

 

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

 

Locy Type 7 "U.S. NAVAL / OPERATION / DEEP FREEZE" Pole Station, Antarctica

1961-12-13

N/A

ANTARCTIC Service.

 

Locy Type RECD

1961-10-07

ANTARCTIC Service. Non-Postal Marking - Ship's RECEIVED marking on the back of the Dec 13 1961 cover

 

Locy Type 7 US Army-Air Force, Postal Service

1962-07-24

N/A

ARCTIC Service.

 

Locy Type 7 US Army-Air Force Postal Service

1964-10-10

N/A

Operation DeepFreeze

 

Locy Type 2 US NAVY FPO (unreadable)

1984-12-12

N/A

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Other Information

USNS CHATTAHOOCHEE received the National Defense Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - A river in Georgia.

 

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