MASCOMA AO 83

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.

Escambia Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid January 31 1943 - Launched May 31 1943 USS MASCOMA AO-83 Commissioned February 3 1944 - Decommissioned December 17 1945 Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946 Laid up June 27 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Leased to Trinidad Corp. October 10 1947 Reacquired by U.S. Navy February 4 1948 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group Reactivated July 27 1950 by the Military Sea Transportation Service USNS MASCOMA T-AO-83 Placed In Service July 27 1950 - Out of Service June 18 1959 Struck from Naval Register June 18 1959 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Transferred to Hudson Waterways Corp. November 4 1966 SEATRAIN OREGON (Commercial Service) Renamed December 1966 Converted to Ccontainership August 29 1969 Sold September 10 1969 to C.I.T. Corporation Fate unknown, presumed scrapped

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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

 

Locy Type LDPS 2z

1945-12-13

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

MASCOMA received seven battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (7) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A river In the State of New Hampshire

 

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