UTINA ATF 163

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.

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug
Keel Laid June 6 1945 - Launched August 31 1945

1. USS UTINA ATF-163
   Commissioned January 30 1946 - Decommissioned September 3 1971
   Struck from the Naval Register in December 1977
   VENEZUELIAN NAVAL SERVICE
   Loaned to Venezuela September 3 1971, renamed "ARBV Felipe Larrazábal R-21"
   Sold to Venezuela December 1 1977

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1971)

 

Postmarks

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.

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

 

Locy Type 7 Branch 13607 U. S. Naval Operating Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

1950-11-03

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) (1966) USS York County LST-1175

1971-09-03 to 1971-09-03

Decommissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) (1966) USS York County LST-1175

1971-09-03 to 1971-09-03

Close-up view of the cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

UTINA received the following awards during her career: Navy Expeditionary Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

 

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