TUNXIS AN 90

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.

Cohoes Class Net Laying Ship Projected as (YN-119) - Redesignated (AN-90) 17 January 1944 Keel Laid 2 May 1944 - Launched 18 August 1944 USS TUNXIS AN-90 Commissioned 28 March 1945 - Decommissioned 30 June 1945 Recommissioned 20 February 1953 - Decommissioned 20 July 1955 Transferred to MARAD 21 June 1961 Removed from the reserve fleet and custody assumed by the US Navy, 20 June 1963 PUERTO NUTRIAS H-02 Transferred to Venezuela & renamed 20 June 1963 Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1963 Final Disposition (fate unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tunxis AN-90 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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1st Commissioning [start date] to [end date]

 

Paquebot Postmark

1945-04-24

Posted at sea. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS TUNXIS earned the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An American Indian tribe which derived its name from Wuttunkshau, or "the point where the river bends." This term referred to the bend of the Farmington River, near Farmington and Southington, Conn., in what is now Hartford County. The tribe resided there until they sold most of their territory to the English in 1640 and disappeared soon thereafter.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name TUNXIS - USS Tunxis (1864 Monitor) and USS Tunxis AN-90.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edward J. Thye, wife of the Governor of Minnesota.

 

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