CANISTEO AO 99

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.

Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler / Jumboized Keel Laid November 11 1945 as Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) hull Launched July 6 1945 USS CANISTEO AO-99 Commissioned December 3 1945 - Decommissioned October 2 1989 Struck from Naval Register August 31 1992 Sold October 2003 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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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     (1948-89)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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

 

Locy Type 2(n) USPS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-108

1949-06-01

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Locy Type 2

1956-12-06

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Locy Type 2(n) USPS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-108a

1962-06-13

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USPS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-108b

1975-12-03

30th Anniversary, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USPS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-108b

1978-04-05

Welcome to Norfolk - RFA OLNA, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

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

1980-06-03

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)

1987-01-07

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

1975-10-13

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Locy Type 9-1e(n+u) (USS)

1980-06-03

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Locy Type LDPS 2-1(n+)

1989-08-01

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Antarctic Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation (2)

NAMESAKE - A river in New York State

 

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