ATAKAPA ATF 149

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 February 17 1944 as Fleet Tug (AT) Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) May 15 1944 Launched July 11 1944 USS ATAKAPA ATF-149 Commissioned December 8 1944 - Decommissioned November 8 1946 Recommissioned August 9 1951 - Decommissioned July 1 1974 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service July 1 1974 USNS ATAKAPA T-ATF-149 Placed In Service July 1 1974 - Out of Service 1980s Transferred to Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Portsmouth, VA Struck from Naval Register February 21 1992 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA Sunk August 25 2000 as target

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1970)

 

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.

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

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2nd Commissioning August 9 1951 to July 1 1974

 

Moorehead City NC Machine

1962-11-06

As ATF-149
Official Business

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USS GUADALCANAL LPH-7

1974-07-01

No Image

As ATF-149
Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2#

1977-09-28

No Image

As USNS ATAKAPA T-ATF-149

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Expeditionary Medal (3-Cuba) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon)

NAMESAKE - An Indian tribe that once inhabited territory which is now southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.

 

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