KEWAYDIN ATO 24

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.

Bagaduce Class Fleet Tug
Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched June 25 1919


1. USS KEWAYDIN Fleet Tug No. 24
   Commissioned November 4 1919
   
   
2. USS KEWAYDIN AT-24
   Designated Fleet Tug (AT) July 17 1920
   
   
3. USS KEWAYDIN ATO-24
   Reclassified Fleet Tug Old (ATO) May 14 1944
   Decommissioned December 10 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
   Sold December 1946 to Pacific Cities Co.

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Kewaydin ATO / AT-24 Covers Page 1    (1935-41)

 

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 May 14 1921 - Disestablished February 28 1922

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

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Locy Type F Aug 26, 1935 "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-08-26

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Post office reestablished October 1 1940 - Disestablished December 10 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Oct 1, 1940 "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION"

1940-10-01

As AT-24
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (empty killers) (Not listed in USCS Postmark catalog)

1940-10-01

As AT-24
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "NOB,NORFOLK / VIRGINIA."

1941-04-06

As AT-24
3rd Annual Exhibition, cachet by Richard Buchwald and sponsored by the Cleveland Cover Club

 

Locy Type 9x

1941-05-13

As AT-24

 

Locy Type SLKb (37x3) (Not listed in USCS Postmark catalog)

1936

As AT-24

 

Other Information

USS KEWAYDIN earned the American Defense Medal with Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ one battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for an Indian chief of what is now Michigan whose name meant "North Wind."

 

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