NORTON SOUND AVM 1

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.

Currituck Class Seaplane Tender
Keel Laid September 7 1942 - Launched November 28 1943


1. USS NORTON SOUND AV-11
   Commissioned January 8 1945
   Converted to mobile missile launching platform February - October 1948
   Decommissioned August 10 1962
   
   
2. USS NORTON SOUND AVM-1
   Recommissioned Guided Missile Ship (AVM) June 20 1964
   Decommissioned December 11 1986
   
   Struck from Naval Register January 26 1987
   Title transfer to Maritime Administration October 20 1988
   
   Sold October 20 1988 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Norton Sound Covers Page 1    (1946-86)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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1st Commissioning January 8 1945 to August 10 1962

 

Locy Type 2

1953-02-27

No Image

As AV-11
Cut-Square

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1953-02-27

As AV-11

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-11-13

As AV-11

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15393)

1946-12-02

As AV-11

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2nd Commissioning June 20 1964 to December 11 1986

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n+)

1964-06-20

As AVM-1

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (AVM,USS)

1964-09-26

As AVM-1

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS,USN)

1978-09-27

As AVM-1

 

Locy Type LDPS 2tnu

1986-10-31

As AVM-1
Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

NORTON SOUND received the following awards for her Naval service: China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - A large inlet about 200 miles long NE of the Bering Sea, in West Alaska, between Seward Peninsula and the mouths of the Yukon.

 

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