CHUKAWAN AO 100

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.

Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull Launched August 28 1945 USS CHUKAWAN AO-100 Commissioned January 22 1946 - Decommissioned June 13 1972 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972 Sold March 1 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

1. Covers Page 1     (1950-72)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established January 22 1946 - Disestablished June 26 1972

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n) Jan 22, 1946

1946-01-22

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9ef(nu)

1946-01-22

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-05-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-121

1972-03-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-121a

1968-12-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 9(n+u)

1963-04-26

Note: Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n+) Jun 26, 1972

1972-06-26

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon)

NAMESAKE - A river in Alaska

 

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