MOHAWK T-ATF 170

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.

Powhatan Class Fleet Ocean Tug Keel Laid 23 March 1979 - Launched 17 April 1980 USNS MOHAWK T-ATF-170 Delivered 16 October 1980 - Placed Out of Service 16 August 2005 Sold to Chilean Navy in 2016

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Mohawk T-ATF-170 Covers Page 1     (1980-81)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Machine cancel Marinette, WI

1980-10-16

N/A

Delivered to USN, Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USS Ainsworth FF 1090

1981-01-02

N/A

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Other Information

USNS MOHAWK earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal (2 awards) and the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A Native American people formerly inhabiting northeast New York along the Mohawk and upper Hudson valleys north to the St. Lawrence River, with present-day populations chiefly in southern Ontario and extreme northern New York. The Mohawk were the easternmost member of the Iroquois confederacy.

There has been four ships of the US Navy that have borne the name MOHAWK - USS Mohawk (1814 42-gun Frigate), USS Mohawk (1853 Screw Steamship), USS Mohawk YT-17
and USNS Mohawk T-ATF-170

There has been three cutters of the US Coast Guard that have borne the name MOHAWK - USRC Mohawk (1904), USCGC Mohawk WPG-78 and USCGC Mohawk WMEC-913

 

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