SHAKORI ATF 162

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.

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug Keel Laid May 9 1945 - Launched August 9 1945 USS SHAKORI ATF-162 Commissioned December 20 1945 - Decommissioned August 28 1980 Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) ROCS TA FAI A563 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan October 1 1980 and renamed.

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1980)

 

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.

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

 

USPS Slogan Machine Postmark Virginia

1971-10-01

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Mississippi CGN-40

1980-02-29

N/A

Decommissioning. 1980 was a leap year which makes the postmark date correct.
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

USS SHAKORI earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (5) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 1 Campaign star) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

NAMESAKE - A small Indian tribe which originally inhabited an area near the present site of Durham, N.C.

 

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