AMMONUSUC AOG 23

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.

Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker Laid down November 23 1943, as Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull Launched March 25 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy May 18 1944 USS AMMONUSUC AOG-23 Commissioned May 19 1944 - Decommissioned June 4 1946 Struck from Naval Register April 23 1947 Transferred to Maritime Commission March 9 1948 for disposal MT PROVIDENCE (Merchant service) Sold February 1948 refitted and renamed MT TEXACO PROVIDENCE Sold June 1969 to the Texas Corp. and renamed MT DEAN REINAUER Sold August 1967 to Reinauer Transportation Companies of Staten Island, N.Y. and renamed Burned 1969, declared a total loss BFT No. 1 Converted to Barge 1970 and renamed Assigned to Boston Fuel Transportation, a Reinauer Transportation subsidiary MARY C. Later converted to carry ship sludge and renamed Acquired by Ecklof Marine Corp. Staten Island, N.Y., and stripped for spare parts Scuttled by explosives October 30 1990 on New Jersey's Garden State Reef

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 7 10494 Branch Saipan, Marianas

1946-01-21

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - An erroneous spelling of Ammonoosuc, a river in the state of New Hampshire

 

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