SUMTER LST 1181

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.

LST-1179 Newport Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid November 14 1967 - Launched December 13 1969 USS SUMTER LST-1181 Commissioned June 20 1970 - Decommissioned September 30 1993 Struck from Naval Register September 29 2000 ROCS CHUNG PING LST-233 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Leased to the Republic of China September 30 1993 Sold to the Republic of China September 29 2000

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1970-73)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1970-06-20

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9f(nu)

1970-06-20

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1975-04-21

Welcome to Norfolk - RFA Lyness A-339, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS)

1983-01-11

Cachet by USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

 

Locy Type 9f(nu) (USS)

1973-10-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1n+u (USS)

1983-01-11

Cachet by USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

 

Other Information

SUMTER earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, three (3) Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, two (2) Navy Expeditionary Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named after a city and county in South Carolina.

There have been three ships of the US Navy named SUMTER - USS Sumter (Screw Steamer 1862), USS Sumter APA-52 and USS Sumter LST-1181.

 

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