ATA 199

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.

Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug Laid down November 27 1943 as Rescue Ocean Tug ATR-126 at Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works, Port Arthur TX Reclassified Auxiliary Ocean Tug (ATA) May 15 1944 Launched August 22 1944 USS ATA-199 Commissioned October 29 1944 - Decommissioned 1947 Assigned to Maritime Commission 1948 for lay up in National Defense Reserve Fleet UNDAUNTED ATA-199 Named July 16 1948, while in reserve Struck from Naval Register January 1963 UNDAUNTED (Research Vessel) Transferred in 1963 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Loaned July 1964 to the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries KINGS POINTER (Training Ship) Transferred to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY and renamed KRYSTAL-K (Commercial Service) Sold 1993 to Basic Marine and renamed UNDAUNTED (Commercial Service) Sold 1998 to Pere Marquette Shipping Co. Ludington, MI and renamed Sold in late 2020 to Interlake Maritime Services of Middleburg Heights, OH., and placed under the division Interlake Logistics Solutions. Still active as of 2020

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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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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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

 

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