PARICUTIN AE 18

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.

Mount Hood Class Ammunition Ship Keel Laid December 7 1944 - Launched January 30 1945 Acquired by U.S. Navy March 3 1945 USS PARICUTIN AE-18 Commissioned March 3 1945 - Decommissioned April 30 1948 Recommissioned July 28 1950 - Decommissioned April 23 1971 Transferred to MARAD for disposal July 29 1971 Struck from Naval Register June 1 1973 Sold October 16 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-64)

 

Postmarks

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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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1st Commissioning March 3 1945 to April 30 1948

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15980)

1946-04-27

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2nd Commissioning July 28 1950 to April 23 1971

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-09-15

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2

1952-03-06

Cachet by Miriam V. Moses

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1964-04-03

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-07-20

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Other Information

USS PARICUTIN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 10 Campaign stars), the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A volcano in West Central Mexico which grew in a cornfield at Michoacan February 20 1943.

 

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