SAUGATUCK T-AOT 75

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.

Suamico Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid August 20 1942 as NEWTOWN Renamed September 16 1942 - Launched December 7 1942 Acquired by U.S. Navy December 21 1942 Converted for Naval service at Bethlehem Steel Co. Baltimore, MD USS SAUGATUCK AO-75 Commissioned February 19 1943 - Decommissioned March 19 1946 Transferred October 9 1946 to Maritime Commission Chartered by Pacific Tankers October 30 1947 Reacquired by U.S. Navy January 22 1948 and assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) USNS SAUGATUCK T-AOT-75 Placed In Service (date unknown) - Out of Service November 5 1974 Transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD) November 5 1974 Struck from Naval Register February 15 1995 Contract for scrapping awarded June 2 2006 Removed from the James River Reserve Fleet July 18 2006 and scraped

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

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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1st Commissioning February 19 1943 to March 19 1946

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-11-25

Censored Officers mail

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16136)

1946-01-19

Note:

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2nd Commissioning MSTS (Date Unknown) to November 5 1974

 

Locy Type 7dit(nu) ("POW/MIA") FPO 17020 Naples Italy

1971-10-27

N/A

As T-AO-75

 

Other Information

USS/USNS SAUGATUCK earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river in Connecticut.

 

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