TEKESTA ATF 93

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.

Navajo Class Fleet Tug Keel Laid September 7 1942 - Launched March 20 1943 USS TEKESTA AT-93 Commissioned August 16 1943 USS TEKESTA ATF-93 Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) May 16 1944 Inactived April 4 1950 Decommissioned April 14 1950 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group TEKESTA ATF-93 Placed In Service January 24 1958 - Out of Service 1960 YELCHO AGS-64 (Chilean Naval Service) Transferred (leased) to Chile May 16 1960 and renamed Struck from Naval Register June 25 1992 Placed out of commission by the Chilean Navy August 16 1996 Sunk as target by Chilean Naval Forces

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z (+CD-R3)

1946-10-27

Navy Day cover. The "Received" mark still shows the designation as AT, even though the ship had been redesignated as ATF over two years earlier.

 

Other Information

TEKESTA earned four battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Alternative spelling of Tequesta, a piratical Indian tribe which inhabited the area of the present-day Florida counties of Dade and Monroe during the 16th century

 

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