TANGIER AV 8

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.

Tangier Class Seaplane Tender Keel Laid March 18 1939 - Launched September 15 1939 as "SEA ARROW" Renamed June 3 1940 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 8 1940 USS TANGIER AV-8 Commissioned in ordinary July 8 1940 Placed in Full Commission August 25 1941 after conversion Decommissioned August 5 1946 Struck from Naval Register June 1 1961 Sold November 17 1961 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. for scrap DETROIT (Merchant Service) Sold 1962 by Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. to Sea-Land Service renamed, converted to a car carrier/container ship Scrapped 1974

Naval Covers

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1. Cover Page 1    (1941-42)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3

1941-08-25

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 3

1941-08-25

First Day of Postal Service, Serviced by - Howard D. Rowloff USCS #1537
Add-on cachet (2006) by - Mike Hebert USCS #7913

 

Locy Type FDPS 3

1941-08-25

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by - Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-09-25

Keel Laid for USS Sunfish SS-281, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-11-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1942-06-05 to 1942-06-24

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type Fz

1942-03-16

Note:

 

Other Information

TANGIER earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
* Western New Guinea operations Morotai Landings September - December 1944
* Luzon operation 3rd Fleet supporting operations January - March 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for an island and a sound in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Both are located near the Maryland-Virginia border. The island belongs to Virginia and the sound to Maryland.

 

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