SIOUX ATF 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.

Navajo Class Fleet Tug Keel Laid February 14 1942 - Launched May 27 1942 USS SIOUX AT-75 Commissioned December 6 1942 USS SIOUX ATF-175 Reclassified Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) May 15 1944 Decommissioned April 23 1947 Recommissioned October 15 1952 - Decommissioned October 30 1972 GAZAL A-587 (Turkish Naval Service) Transferred to Turkey October 30 1972 and renamed Sold outright to Turkey August 15 1973 Struck from Naval Register August 15 1973 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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 9z (with both a circle and bars as killers)

1944-10-05

The ship had postal facilities but no postmarks have been reported.

 

Other Information

SIOUX earned 4 Battle Stars for WWII service and 5 Battle Stars for Vietnam service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (May 14 1945) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea 66-74) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Philippine Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A Native American and First Nations people. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many dialects

 

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