YO 64

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.

Iron-hulled Steam Tug Completed as steam tug "Atlas" 1896 Acquired by the US Navy 4 April 1898 USS WOMPATUCK (Tugboat) Commissioned 6 April 1898 - Decommissioned 15 October 1898 Recommissioned 12 November 1900 USS WOMPATUCK YT-27 Designated District Harbor Tug (YT-27) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 31 July 1931 Struck from the Naval Register 11 February 1938 Laid up at Cavite P.I. awaiting disposal 1938-1941 Withdrawn from sale for conversion to a self-propelled diesel oil barge 9 July 1941 USS YO-64 Redesignated YO-64 9 October 1941 Served until the Philippines fell to the Japanese. YO-64 was either captured by the Japanese when they took Cavite on 2 January 1942 or         was scuttled by American or Filipino forces to prevent her capture. Struck from the Naval Register 21 April 1944

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Wompatuck YT-27 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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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2nd Commissioning 12 November 1900 to Decommissioned 31 July 1931

 

Philippines Duplex Cancel Cavite P.I.

1919-01-04

N/A

Censored, Official Business. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.

 

Locy Type SL

1919-01-04

N/A

Ships straight-line marking. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.

 

Other Information

USS WOMPATUCK earned the Spanish Campaign Medal, the Philippines Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal and the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Wompatuck (ca. 1627 - 1669), also spelled Wampatuck, and known to English settlers as Josiah Sagamore, was a leader of the Mattakeesett tribe of the Massachusett Indians. His name meant "snow goose" in the Wampanoag language. His English surname reflects his status as sachem, as well as that he was the son of Massachusett sachem Chickatawbut.

 

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