NATCHAUG AOG 54

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.

Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker Keel Laid August 15 1944 as a type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull Launched December 6 1944 USS NATCHAUG AOG-54 Commissioned July 16 1945 - Decommissioned July 24 1959 Struck from the Naval Register August 1 1959 ARETHOUSA A-377 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece July 24 1959 Decommissioned by the Greek Navy in 2003 Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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 2z

1946-04-03 to 1946-04-03

Cachet by B. Saunders Bullard

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-04-03 to 1946-04-03

Close-up view of the return address.

 

Locy Type 7 10499 Branch Guam

1950-01-31

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS NATCHAUG received the following awards during her US Naval career - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - A river in Connecticut.

 

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