POCOMOKE AV 9
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.
- Pocomoke Class Seaplane Tender
- USS POCOMOKE AV-9 Commissioned 18 July 1941 - Decommissioned 10 July 1946
Keel Laid 14 August 1939 as "SS EXCHEQUER"
Launched 8 June 1940
Acquired by US Navy 16 October 1940
Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1961
Sold 12 December 1961 to the Union Minerals and Alloys Corp.
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- USS Pokomoke AV-9 Covers Page 1 (1941-1945)
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 Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-06-20 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. From the Bruce D. Liddell collection
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Locy Type |
1941-06-20 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-04-21 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1942-07-20 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-05-25 |
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type P |
1943-10-20 |
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Mark from back of cover
Other Information
USS POCOMOKE earned the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A town in southeast Maryland. The first two Pocomokes were named for Pocomoke City, Md. The third was named for a Sound on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay, east of Tangier Island.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Max O. Truitt.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name POCOMOKE - USS Pocomoke SP-265, USS Pocomoke SP-571 and USS Pocomoke AV-9.
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