WYANDOT T-AK 283

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.

Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid May 6 1944 - Launched June 28 1944 USS WYANDOT AKA-92 Commissioned September 30 1944 - Decommissioned July 10 1959 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960 Reinstated on Naval Register 1961 Recommissioned November 1961 - Decommissioned September 1962 USNS WYANDOT T-AKA-92 Placed In Service March 1963 with MSTS USNS WYANDOT T-AK-283 Redesignated Cargo Ship (T-AK) (Date unknown) Placed Out of Service October 31 1975 Returned to Maritime Administration May 3 1976 Sold November 5 1987 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Wyandot AK-283 Covers Page 1    (1946-62)

 

Postmarks

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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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1st Commissioning September 30 1944 to July 10 1959

 

Locy Type 2

1950-09-02

AKA-92

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-09-29

AKA-92

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1959-01-01

AKA-92. Operation Deep Freeze cachet. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-01-05

AKA-92. Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Locy Type 9efu (Small Letters)

1946-01-05

AKA-92. Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Locy Type 9efu (Large Letters)

1955-01-06

AKA-92. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-46

1955-12-26

AKA-92

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2nd Commissioning November 1961 to September 1962

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1962-06-30

AKA-92. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Other Information

USS WYANDOT earned Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Antarctic Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A county in Ohio.

 

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