TANGIER AV 8

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.

Tangier Class Seaplane Tender Keel Laid 18 March 1939 as "SEA ARROW" - Launched 15 September 1939 Renamed 3 June 1940 Acquired by U.S. Navy 8 July 1940 USS TANGIER AV-8 Commissioned in ordinary 8 July 1940 Placed in Full Commission 25 August 1941 after conversion Decommissioned 5 August 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1961 DETROIT (Commercial Service) Sold 23 January 1962 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., renamed, converted to a car carrier/container ship Delivered to Sea-Land Service shipping company 23 December 1962 Sold to Beauregard, Inc. in 1963 and then to Litton Industries Leasing Corporation on 12 November 1964 Scrapped 1974

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tangier AV-8 Covers Page 1    (1941-42)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT)

1941-08-25

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by - Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-28

Collectors cover. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-09-25

Keel Laid for USS Sunfish SS-281, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-11-22

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1942-06-05

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1944-07-28

Collectors cover. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

Locy Type Fz

1942-03-16

Note:

 

Locy Type SL(n)

1944-07-28

Collectors cover. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

Other Information

USS TANGIER earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for an island and a sound in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Both are located near the Maryland-Virginia border. The island belongs to Virginia and the sound to Maryland.

 

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