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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Mattaponi Class Fleet Oiler<br/> 
Keel Laid as '''SS KALKAY'''<br/> 
Launched 17 January 1942<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS MATTAPONI AO-41'''</li>
Commissioned 11 May 1942 - Decommissioned 17 April 1950<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS MATTAPONI T-AO-41'''</li>
Placed In Service 28 December 1950 - Out of Service 12 October 1954<br/> 
Placed In Service 12 December 1956 - Out of Service 11 November 1957<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 February 1959<br/> 
Reinstated on Naval Register 1 September 1961<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USNS MATTAPONI T-AO-41'''</li>Placed In Service 30 November 1962 - Out of Service 15 October 1970<br/><br/> 
Struck from Naval Register 15 October 1970<br/> 
Transferred 22 January 1971 to MARAD for disposal<br/><br/>
Sold 15 December 1973 for scrap 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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<li>[[USS MATTAPONI AO-41_Covers_Page_1 | USS Mattaponi AO-41 / T-AO-41 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-1962)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.

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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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<h4>1st Commissioning 11 May 1942 to 17 April 1950</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2tnu
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1949-10-27
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Locy Type<br/>3z (BTT)
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1943-10-16
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1947-02-04
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2tnu
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1949-10-31
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Last Day Postal Service
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<h4>2nd Commissioning 28 December 1950 to 12 October 1954</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2
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1952-01-16
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First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type 2
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1953-04-06
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<h4>3rd Commissioning 12 December 1956 to 11 November 1957</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2(n) (USS)
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1962-01-23
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Post office active while in reserve
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<h4>4th Commissioning 30 November 1962 to 15 October 1970</h4>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS MATTAPONI earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia and Europe clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the United Nations Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 6 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korean War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> 
'''NAMESAKE''' - Name came from a river in eastern Virginia which is fed by four tributaries: the Mat, the Ta, the Po, and the Ni. The combined larger stream then joins with the Pamunkey River at West Point, Virginia, to form the York River. The York then flows into the Atlantic Ocean past Williamsburg and Yorktown. The Mattaponi Indian Reservation fronts the York River a few miles below the confluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers.<br/><br/> 
The ships sponsor was Mrs. E. Macauley.
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