VICTORIA AO 46

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.

Victoria Class Fleet Oiler Built 1917 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA GEORGE G. HENRY (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by the Los Angeles Petroleum Company Acquired by U.S. Navy August 28 1918 USS GEORGE G. HENRY ID-1560 Commissioned August 28 1918 - Decommissioned May 21 1919 Struck from Naval Register May 21 1919 GEORGE G. HENRY (Commercial Service) Returned to owners Lloyd's Register of Shipping lists the ship as owned by Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Co. from 1918 - 1932, then Pan American Foreign Corp from 1933 - 1935, and then by Standard Oil of New Jersey after that Caught in The Philippines December 1941 and fled with U.S. Navy Reacquired by U.S. Navy April 14 1942 USS GEORGE G. HENRY AO-46 Commissioned April 15 1942 USS VICTORIA AO-46 New name was confusingly rendered as VICTOR in the initial naming dispatch received by the ship from CNO on 20 Apr 42 and was corrected [to VICTORIA] in a dispatch received on 25 April Decommissioned December 14 1945 and transferred to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946 GEORGE G. HENRY (Commercial Service) Returned to Standard Oil of New Jersey, 15 March 1946, name reverted Official Number: 215154 Sold in April 1948 to Panama Transport Co., reflagged Panamanian Broken up between July 1 and September 30, 1949

 

Naval Covers

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1. George C. Henry Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
2. Victor Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
3. Victoria Covers Page 1     (1943-45)

 

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 March 1 1944 - Disestablished September 15 1944

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-04-11

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Other Information

GEORGE C. HENRY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal

Individual Awards...
Navy Cross (Chief Water Tender Hal Neargardt, USN, and Fireman First Class W. W. Reese) - Distinguished Service Medal (Fireman First Class W. T. Vail)

NAMESAKE - Former name retained

VICTORIA

VICTORIA earned four battle stars for World War II service
* Eastern New Guinea operation
Lae occupation, September 4-22 1943
* Bismarck Archipelago operation
Admiralty Island landings, April 3-6 1944
* Hollandia operation, May 16 1944
* Supporting and consolidating operations designated by Commander 7th Flt, July 30 1944

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - A river in the western part of the Northern Territory of Australia

 

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