CONECUH AOR 110

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.

Conecuh Class Fleet Oiler
Built 1938 for the German Navy


1. DITHMARSCHEN (Nazi Germany Naval Service)
Seized by British forces 1944 at Bremerhaven, Germany
Transferred to U.S. Navy January 15 1946


2. DITHMARSCHEN IX-301
Placed In Service as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) May 2 1946


3. CONECUH AO-110
Reclassified Fleet Oiler (AO) and renamed October 1 1946
Placed Out of Service October 24 1946
Reclassified Replenishment Fleet Tanker (AOR) September 4 1952, While in reserve


4. USS CONECUH AOR-110
Commissioned February 16 1953 - Decommissioned April 3 1956
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960

Sold for scrapping in November 1960

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1953-55)

 

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 FDPS 2r

1953-05-18

Commissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2r

1953-06-24

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Locy Type 2r

1955-08-11

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Locy Type 9efu

1953-06-24

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A river in Alabama

 

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