TALLULAH T-AOT 50

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.

Suamico/Pecos Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid December 1 1941 - Launched June 25 1942 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 30 1942 USS TALLULAH AO-50 Commissioned September 5 1942 - Decommissioned April 2 1946 Struck from Naval Register October 3 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission October 3 1946 Reinstated to Naval Register October 1 1949 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) USNS TALLULAH T-AO-50 Placed In Service October 1 1949 USNS TALLULAH T-AOT-50 Reclassified Oil Transporter (T-AOT) (Date unknown) Out of Service May 1975 Struck from Naval Register March 31 1986 Disposed of February 2 1987

Naval Covers

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1. AO-50 Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning (USN) September 5 1942 to April 2 1946

 

Locy Type 3z

1944-12-30

Censored wartime (WWII) use

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2nd Commissioning (USNS) October 1 1949 to May 1975

 

USPO Machine Cancel Miami Beach FL

1964-05-08

No Image

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Locy Type 7# (Br. #10949)

1965-09-11

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1965 Arctic Operations R/S cachet

 

Other Information

TALLULAH earned seven battle stars during World War II service and one battle star for Korean War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 1 Battle star), the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river in Rabun County, Ga., in the far northeastern corner of the state.

 

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