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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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Navajo Class Fleet Ocean Tug<br/> 
Keel Laid December 23 1938 - Launched November 10 1939<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS CHEROKEE AT-66'''</li>
Commissioned April 26 1940<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS CHEROKEE ATF-66'''</li>
Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) May 15 1944<br/>
Decommissioned June 29 1946<br/>
Custody transferred to U.S. Coast Guard June 29 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC CHEROKEE WAT-165'''</li>
Commissioned June 29 1946<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USCGC CHEROKEE WMEC-165'''</li>
Redesignated Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) 1965<br/>
Decommissioned January 30 1990<br/><br/>
Custody transferred to U.S. Navy for disposal<br/>
Custody transferred to Maritime Administration February 28 1991<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy October 6 1993<br/><br/>
Sunk as target 1993
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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>[[CHEROKEE_WMEC_165_Covers_Page_1 | USS/USCGC Cherokee Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1938-80)</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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning April 26 1940 to June 29 1946 </h4>
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>SERVICE"
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1940-06-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19400601_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As AT-66. First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ | Al Cohen]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"NYD /<br/>NEWYORK"
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1940-07-08
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19400708_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19400708_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AT-66. Sailor's mail with a hand drawn cachet. Sailor and cachet artist - [[Cachet_Maker_George_S_Dunbar_ | George S. Dunbar (ACE-237)]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"BALBOA /<br/>CANALZONE"
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1940-11-11
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19401111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19401111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AT-66. Sailor's mail with a hand drawn cachet. Sailor and cachet artist - [[Cachet_Maker_George_S_Dunbar_ | George S. Dunbar (ACE-237)]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
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1941-05-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19410530_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19410530_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As AT-66. Memorial Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
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1945-12-24
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19451224_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19451224_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As ATF-66
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Locy Type<br/>3z (BTB)
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1945-11-01
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[[Image:JonBurdett cherokee atf66 19451101 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett cherokee atf66 19451101.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As ATF-66. Triple strike
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Locy Type<br/>9vz
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1945-11-01
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[[Image:JonBurdett cherokee atf66 19451101 pm9v.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9xz
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1945-11-01
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[[Image:JonBurdett cherokee atf66 19451101 pm9x.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett cherokee atf66 19451101.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As ATF-66
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Locy Type<br/>RECD<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. C-38b 
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1946-03-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19460301_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_AT66_19460301_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As ATF-66
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<h4>USCG Commissioning June 29 1946 to February 28 1991 </h4>

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USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Norfolk VA
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1952-01-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_WAT165_19520125_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As WAT-165 
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USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Portsmouth VA
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1952-09-22
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_WAT165_19520922_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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No Image
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As WAT-165 
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USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Norfolk VA
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1970-12-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_WMEC165_19701201_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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No Image
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As WMEC-165 
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USPS<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Norfolk VA
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1980-07-17
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cherokee_WMEC165_19800717_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As WMEC-165
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS CHEROKEE earned the following awards during her US Navy career - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the Indian tribe found today chiefly in Oklahoma and North Carolina.<br/><br/>Four ships of the US Navy have been named CHEROKEE - USS Cherokee (Screw Steamer 1864), USS Cherokee (Patrol Yacht SP-1104), USS Cherokee (Tug SP-458) and USS Cherokee AT/ATF-66.
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