PIONEER VALLEY T-AO 140

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.

Suamico Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid July 27 1944 at Kaiser Co. Swan Island, Portland, OR Launched September 6 1944 KRASNAIA AMIA (Soviet Union Naval Service) Delivered October 4 1944 to the Soviet Union as part of the Lend-lease Program Returned to American custody on February 26 1948 AO-140 (Oiler) Delivered to the U.S. Navy April 30 1948 Operated under charter for the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) by a civilian company USNS PIONEER VALLEY T-AO-140 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1 1949 and placed in service Placed out of service March 18 1960 Placed back in service November 13 1961 and operated under contract by Marine Transport Lines Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 15 August 1972 Sold for scrapping, May 1973

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1965)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type SL

1965-12-29

Postmarked from USS Rushmore LSD 14, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts.

 

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