View source for KANAWHA T-AO 196

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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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Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
Keel Laid 13 July 1989 - Launched 22 September 1990<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USNS KANAWHA T-AO-196'''<br/>Placed in service 6 December 1991
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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 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.
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<li><!-- [[KANAWHA_T-AO_176_Covers_Page_1 | -->USNS Kanawha T-AO-176 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</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 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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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US Navy 812<br/>4-bar Cancel
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2003-06-03
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N/A
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_Chien_L_Tsai_MD_ | Dr. Chien L. Tsai, MD]]. From the [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]] collection.
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Locy Type 11-2ny (USNS,<br/>FPO AE 09576-4075)<br/>("PURSER")
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2012-11-08
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Locy Type 11-2 (USNS,<br/>FPO AE 09576-4075)
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2012-11-08
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Locy Type Meter PB6<br/>(#PB0002878295)
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2012-11-09
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USNS KANAWHA has earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the  Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal so far in her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a river in southwest West Virginia formed by the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers at Gauley Bridge, W. Va., and empties into the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.<br/><br/>
There has been seven ships of the US Navy that have borne the name KANAWHA - USS Kanawha (Steamer 1861), USS Kanawha (Steamer 1896), USS Kanawha (AO-1), USS Kanawha (SP-169), USS Kanawha II (SP-130), USS Kanawha (AOG-31) and USNS Kanawha T-AO-196.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Martha L. Donovan, wife of Vice Adm. Francis R. Donovan, former commander of Military Sealift Command (MSC). 
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