MATTAPONI T-AO 41

Ship Name and Designation History

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Mattaponi Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid as SS KALKAY Launched 17 January 1942 USS MATTAPONI AO-41 Commissioned 11 May 1942 - Decommissioned 17 April 1950 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service 1950 USNS MATTAPONI T-AO-41 Placed In Service 28 December 1950 - Out of Service 12 October 1954 Placed In Service 12 December 1956 - Out of Service 11 November 1957 Struck from Naval Register 1 February 1959 Reinstated on Naval Register 1 September 1961 USNS MATTAPONI T-AO-41 Placed In Service 30 November 1962 - Out of Service 15 October 1970 Struck from Naval Register 15 October 1970 Transferred 22 January 1971 to MARAD for disposal Sold 15 December 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mattaponi AO-41 / T-AO-41 Covers Page 1    (1943-1962)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 11 May 1942 to 17 April 1950

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1949-10-27

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Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1943-10-16

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Locy Type 9efu

1947-02-04

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Locy Type LDPS 2tnu

1949-10-31

Last Day Postal Service

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2nd Commissioning 28 December 1950 to 12 October 1954

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1952-01-16

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1953-04-06

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3rd Commissioning 12 December 1956 to 11 November 1957

 

Locy Type PPB

1956-12-14

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1962-01-23

Post office active while in reserve

 

Other Information

USS MATTAPONI earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia and Europe clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the United Nations Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 6 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korean War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Name came from a river in eastern Virginia which is fed by four tributaries: the Mat, the Ta, the Po, and the Ni. The combined larger stream then joins with the Pamunkey River at West Point, Virginia, to form the York River. The York then flows into the Atlantic Ocean past Williamsburg and Yorktown. The Mattaponi Indian Reservation fronts the York River a few miles below the confluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. E. Macauley.

 

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