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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 December 24 1941<br/>
Launched April 18 1942 as JORKAY<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 29 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TAPPAHANNOCK AO-43'''<br/>
Commissioned June 22 1942<br/>
Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) July 1 1947<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1949<br/>
Decommissioned February 3 1950<br/>
Laid up in Reserve Fleet<br/>
Recommissioned March 9 1951 - Decommissioned January 1955<br/>
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS TAPPAHONNACK T-AO-43'''<br/>
Placed In Service December 12 1956 - Out of Service November 18 1957<br/>
Laid up December 3 1957 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont Group<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TAPPAHANNOCK AO-43'''<br/>
Recommissioned May 31 1966 - Decommissioned March 6 1970<br/>
Laid up October 16 1970 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 15 1976<br/>
Sold September 16 1987 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 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>[[USS TAPPAHANNOCK AO-43_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942-51)</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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning June 22 1942 to February 3 1950</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2tnu
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1948-08-02
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[[Image:JonBurdett tappahannock ao43 19480802 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3z (BTB)
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1942-08-12
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1946-11-25
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Locy Type<br/>9uz*
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1943-11-15<br/>to<br/>1943-11-29
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[[Image:JonBurdett tappahannock ao43 19431115 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Mark from back of cover
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<h4>2nd Commissioning March 9 1951 to January 1955</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2
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1951-08-22
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<h4>3rd Commissioning May 31 1966 to March 6 1970</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+)(USS)
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1967-10-27
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tappahannock_AO43_19671027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Martin_W_Longseth_ | Martin W. Longseth]]
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u)(USS) 
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1967-10-27
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Martin_W_Longseth_ | Martin W. Longseth]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS TAPPAHANNOCK AO-43 earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 9 Campaign stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal (w/ 1 bronze star), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 7 Campaign stars), and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The cognate name for Virginia's Rappahannock River in Essex County, Va., and the name of an Indian village founded on its southern bank in about 1680.
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