BRIDGE AOE 10

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.

Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship Keel Laid 2 August 1993 - Launched 24 August 1996 USS BRIDGE AOE-10 Commissioned 5 August 1998 - Decommissioning Ceremony 24 June 2004 Officially Decommissioned 29 June 2004 USNS BRIDGE T-AOE-10 Placed In Service 29 June 2004 - Placed Out of Service 30 September 2014

Naval Covers

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1. USS Bridge AOE-10 Covers Page 1    (1999)

 

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 F

1998-08-05

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-2mt(n+)(USS, FPO AP 96661-3040)

1999-12-25

Christmas, cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+)(USS, FPO AP 96661-3040)

1999-02-09

Ships cachet

 

Other Information

USS BRIDGE earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Horatio Bridge (1806-98) was born Augusta, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1826. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and practiced law until 1838 when he entered the Navy as a Purser. In 1854 he was named Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. He was the first in the Navy to employ the idea of comprehensive fleet supply which was carried out with conspicuous success during the Civil War. He retired April 8 1868 and was advanced to Pay Director with the relative rank of Commodore on the Retired List March 3 1871. He died in 1898 at Athens, PA.

There has been two ships of the US Navy named after Horatio Bridge - USS Bridge AF-1 and USS Bridge AOE-10.

 

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