SAPELO AO 11

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.

Patoka Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid 3 May 1919 - Launched 24 December 1919 Transferred to U.S. Navy 30 January 1920 USS SAPELO Fleet Oiler No. 11 Commissioned 19 February 1920 USS SAPELO AO-11 Designated (AO) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 14 October 1933 Recommissioned 19 August 1940 - Decommissioned 26 October 1945 Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1945 Sold May 1946 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sapelo AO-11 Covers Page 1    (1926-1944)

 

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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Post Office Established 12 January 1921 - Disestablished 9 September 1933

 

Locy Type 3 (B) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1929-12-20

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Locy Type 3s (AC)

1930-01-04

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Locy Type 3rs (AC) "BALBOA / CANAL ZONE"

1924-05-10

From the Gary B. Weiss collection.

 

Locy Type 3ar "HAMPTON / ROADS VA"

1926-07-09

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Locy Type 5hsu

1933-06-14

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Locy Type LDC 5hsu "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1933-10-14

Last Day in Commission. Cover by Conrath Printery

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Post Office Reestablished 1 October 1940 - Disestablished 1 October 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "AT SEA"

1940-11-16

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Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z3

1944-12-28

Censored WWII use

 

Other Information

USS SAPELO earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal w/ "A" device, the American Campaign Service Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A sound off the coast of Georgia.

 

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