VENANGO AKA 82

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.

Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid June 6 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ3) hull Launched August 9 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy August 25 1944 USS VENANGO AKA-82 Commissioned January 2 1945 - Decommissioned April 18 1946 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet April 22 1946 Struck from Naval Register May 1 1946 VENANGO (Commercial Service) Sold 1948 to Waterman Steamship Corp FLYING EAGLE Sold 1953 to Isbrandten Co. Inc and renamed DEL ALBA Sold 1970 to Delta Steamship Lines and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-46)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-30 to 1945-07-30

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type LDC RECD USCS Catalog Illustration CD-R3

1946-04-17 to 1946-04-17

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Other Information

VENANGO received one battle star for World War II service

NAMESAKE - A county in northwestern Pennsylvania which contains the site of the first successful oil well, drilled in 1859

 

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