SHENANDOAH AD 44

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.

Yellowstone Class Destroyer Tender Keel Laid 2 August 1980 - Launched 6 February 1982 USS SHENANDOAH AD-44 Commissioned 15 August 1983- Decommissioned 13 September 1996 Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal 28 July 2001.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Shenandoah AD-44 Covers Page 1    (1982-1996)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+) (USS,USN)

1983-12-17

Commissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS,USN)

1984-04-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1t(n+) (USS,"U.S. NAVY" at bottom)

1989-02-07

Rubber stamp ships cachet. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2 (L) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-93

1995-06-09

Note: The "U" of USS and the first "A" of SHENANDOAH is upside down. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, from his collection.

 

Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520256) ZIP 09551

N/A

Note:

 

Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520256) ZIP 09551

1992-10-23

Official Mail

 

Locy Type LDC 2 (L) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-93

1996-09-13

Note: The "U" of USS and the first "A" of SHENANDOAH is upside down. Decommissioning, cover by Al Banasky

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1996-09-13

Note:

 

Other Information

USS SHENANDOAH earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Campaign Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named after the Shenandoah River of western Virginia and West Virginia.

Five US Navy ships, including one rigid airship, and one ship of the Confederate States of America, have borne the name SHENANDOAH -
USS Shenandoah (Screw Sloop 1863), USS Shenandoah ZR-1, USS Shenandoah AD-26, USS Shenandoah AD-44 and USNS Shenandoah (T-AO-181), an oiler laid down in 1964, renamed USNS Potomac (T-AO-181) prior to completion.
CSS Shenandoah (Screw Steamer 1864).

 

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