NITRO AE 2

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.

Pyro Class Ammunition Ship Keel Laid March 19 1919 - Launched December 16 1919 USS NITRO AE-2 Commissioned April 1 1921 - Decommissioned November 30 1945 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal March 30 1948 Sold September 19 1949 to Welding Shipyards Inc. New York for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1923-44,2007)

 

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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Post Office Established April 1 1921 - Disestablished November 1 1945

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)

1937-02-23

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Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "NEWPORT / R I"

1939-08-30

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Locy Type 3r (A-TOT)

1941-06-30

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Locy Type 3s (BC)

1928-04-16

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Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1942-02-28

Censored sailor mail

 

Locy Type 5hks 1932-35 "MARE ISLAND / CAL"

1934-12-25

Christmas, cachet by Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS

 

Locy Type 5hks 1932-35 "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1935-07-09

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 5hks 1932-35 "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1935-07-09

150th anniversary of Barry's resignation from the US Navy, cachet by CDR. John Barry Chapter No. 19, USCS

 

Locy Type 5hks 1935

1934-01-05

NITRO ends above center killer bar
155th anniversary of Stephen Decatur's birth. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 5hks 1935

1936-02-29

NITRO ends above center killer bar
Leap Year. Cachet by S

 

Locy Type 5hks 1935

1936-02-29

NITRO ends above center killer bar
Leap Year. Cachet by John Coulthard

 

Locy Type 9

1933-05-30

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Locy Type 9ru

1923-03-20

Registered receipt

 

Locy Type 9efw

1935-07-20

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Locy Type 9x

1937-08-16

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Locy Type F Jul 18, 1935 "U.S.S. PHELPS / LAUNCHED" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-07-18

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Locy Type P (9v with name removed)

1942-08-04

Registered, Official Business mail

 

Locy Type P (9v with name removed)

1942-08-04

Registered, Official Business mail

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USPS Pictorial "Ammunition Ship Station" Norfolk, VA

2007-12-16

Anniversary of Launching, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NITRO received one battle star for World War II service
* Invasion of southern France, August 15 to September 25 1944

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-African-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for a word element in chemistry indicating the NO, radical in certain compounds containing nitrogen.

 

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