WABASH AOR 5

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.

Wichita Class Replenishment Oiler Keel Laid 21 January 1970 - Launched 1 February 1971 USS WABASH AOR-5 Commissioned 20 November 1971 - Decommissioned 30 September 1994 Struck from Naval Register 8 April 1997 Title transfer to MARAD 18 December 1998 for disposal

Naval Covers

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1. USS Wabash AOR-5 Covers Page 1     (1976-1991)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS)

1971-11-20

Commissioning, Cachet by Malcolm C. Walker, sponsored by the Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(n+u)

1971-11-20

Commissioning, cachet by General Dynamics - Quincy Shipbuilding Division.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1976-03-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS,USN)

1991-06-17

Official Business

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS,USN)

1991-07-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1976-03-16

Note:

 

Other Information

USS WABASH earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, four (4) Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, two (2) Navy Expeditionary Medals, two (2) National Defense Service Medals, two (2) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 1 Campaign star), the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river that rises in Drake County, Ohio, near Fort Recovery and meanders westward across Indiana until it reaches Illinois at a point just southwest of Terre Haute. South of that point, it outlines the border between the two states until emptying into the Ohio a few miles west of Uniontown, Ky. Wabash is an abbreviation of the Miami Indian name for the stream, Wabashiki, which means "bright white" or "gleaming white." It refers to the limestone bed of the stream along its upper course.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named WABASH - USS Wabash (Screw Frigate 1856), USS Wabash SP-1824, USS Wabash AOG-4 and USS Wabash AOR-5.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. William G. Bray, wife of Congressman Bray of Indiana.

 

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