MONONGAHELA T-AO 42

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.

Mattaponi Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid 1942 as "SS ELKAY" - Launched May 30 1942 Acquired by the US Navy July 31 1942 USS MONONGAHELA AO-42 Commissioned September 11 1942 - Decommissioned June 9 1950 Recommissioned January 9 1951 and assigned to MSTS Decommissioned June 9 1955 USNS MONONGAHELA T-AO-42 Placed in service December 28 1956 with the MSTS Placed out of service August 22 1957 Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet September 13 1957 Custody transferred to the Maritime Commission December 10 1958 Struck from the Naval Register February 1 1959 Sold for scrapping March 25 1982

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1947,1955)

 

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 September 11 1942 to June 9 1950

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-08-27 to 1947-08-27

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N/A

1947-06-02 to 1947-06-02

Sailor's Mail posted through the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

N/A

1947-08-07 to 1947-08-07

N/A

Sailor's Mail posted through Egypt.

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2nd Commissioning January 9 1951 to June 9 1955

 

Locy Type 2

1955-03-29 to 1955-03-29

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Locy Type 9efu

1955-03-29 to 1955-03-29

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Other Information

USS MONONGAHELA received the following awards during her Naval career - Combat Action Ribbon - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 10 Battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (w/ 2 Battle stars) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - The river that flows north from Fairmont, W. Va., into southwest Pennsylvania to join the Allegheny at Pittsburgh, forming the Ohio. Entirely navigable by means of locks, the Monongahela is an important freight artery.

Three ships of the US Navy have been named MONONGAHELA - USS Monongahela (1862 Barkentine–rigged screw sloop-of-war), USS Monongahela AO-42 and USS Monongahela AO-177.

 

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