UTE WMEC 76
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 February 27 1942 - Launched June 24 1942 |
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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 (1946-81)
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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Postmark Type |
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning (USN) December 13 1942 to July 13 1946
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Locy Type 3z |
1946-05-07 |
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USS Ute ATF-76
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N/A |
N/A |
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N/A |
USS Ute AT-76
2nd Commissioning (USN) September 14 1951 to August 30 1974
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Locy Type 7# |
1972-07-01 |
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ATF-76. Signed by the CO. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
3rd Commissioning (USNS) August 30 1974 to September 30 1980
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USPS 4-bar |
1979-00-04 |
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N/A |
T-ATF-76
4th Commissioning (USCG) September 30 1980 to May 26 1988
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USPS |
1981-03-20 |
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N/A |
USCGC Ute WMEC-76
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USPS |
1981-04-17 |
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N/A |
USCGC Ute WMEC-76. Signed by CO.
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USPS |
1981-04-17 |
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N/A |
USCGC Ute WMEC-76 insert card.
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N/A |
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N/A |
USCGC Ute WMEC-76
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N/A |
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USS Ute ATF-76 Ship card from "Our Navy" magazine.
Other Information
USS UTE earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), two (2) National Defense Service Medals, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 2 Battle stars), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 9 Campaign stars), the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A tribe of Shoshonean Indians formerly living in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. The Utes went on the warpath in 1879 and massacred white settlers at the White River Agency in Colorado. On 29 September 1879, the braves of the tribe met Army troops under Major Thornburgh and, in the ensuing battle, gained the upper hand, forcing the soldiers to retreat and erect a barricade of wagons and dead horses. Thereafter, the Indians besieged the Army until 5 October, when troops under General Merritt arrived and put the Indians to flight. Once subdued, the Utes were placed on reservations in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.
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