SAN DIEGO AFS 6

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.

Mars Class Combat Stores Ship Keel Laid March 11 1967 - Launched April 13 1968 USS SAN DIEGO AFS-6 Commissioned May 24 1969 - Decommissioned August 11 1993 Assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS SAN DIEGO T-AFS-6 Placed In Service August 11 1993 - Out of Service December 10 1997 Laid up at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Philadelphia, PA Struck from Naval Register September 8 2003 Scrapping contract awarded to ESCO, Brownsville, TX April 9 2006

Naval Covers

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1. USS San Diego AFS-6 Covers Page 1     (1971-93)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1n USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-84

1969-05-24

First Day in Commission.

 

Locy Type 2-1n USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-84

1971-08-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1984-07-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-84a

1992-07-04

Rogak Cachet

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1n+ USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-84a

1993-08-11

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

USS SAN DIEGO earned a Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ one bronze star, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal w/ one bronze star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of San Diego, California.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name SAN DIEGO - USS San Diego CA-6, USS San Diego CL-53, USS San Diego AFS-6 and USS San Diego LPD-22.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Frank Curran.

 

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