GREAT SITKIN AE 17

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.

Mount Hood Class Ammunition Ship Keel Laid November 23 1944 - Launched January 20 1945 Acquired by U.S. Navy February 19 1945 USS GREAT SITKIN AE-17 Commissioned August 11 1945 - Decommissioned July 2 1973 Struck from Naval Register July 2 1973 Sold March 1 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-69)

 

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 2

1955-05-10

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Locy Type 2(n)

1947-12-25

Christmas, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1963-10-28

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1969-02-10 to 1969-02-12

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15938)

1946-01-04

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1950-06-31

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-12-14

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-25

1946-10-27

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-25a

1947-02-22

Washington's Birthday

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-25b

1946-11-07

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Other Information

GREAT SITKIN received the following awards during her career: American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

NAMESAKE - A volcano in the Aleutian Islands.

 

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