TIDEWATER AD 31

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.

Shenandoah Class Destroyer Tender Keel Laid November 27 1944 - Launched June 30 1945 USS TIDEWATER AD-31 Commissioned February 8 1946 - Decommissioned 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Charleston, S.C. Recommissioned October 2 1951 - Decommissioned February 20 1971 KRI DUMAI 652 (Indonesian Naval Service) Transferred to Indonesia February 20 1971, and renamed Purchased outright by Indonesia March 1 1980 Struck from the U.S. Naval Register (Date unknown) Deleted by the Indonesian Navy 1984 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-66)

 

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Navy Yard Br." Charleston SC

1945-06-30

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Launching, cachet by D. F. Griffin

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1st Commissioning February 19 1946 to 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-07-15

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2nd Commissioning October 2 1951 to February 20 1971

 

Locy Type 2

1951-10-23

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Locy Type 2(n+)

1957-11-27

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Locy Type 2t(nu) USCS Catalog Illustration T-16a

1966-12-31

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Engineering E - 1957
Engineering E - 1959 for Battle Readiness
Engineering E - 1962 for Battle Readiness
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - The region of the Commonwealth of Virginia on the coastal plain and along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay as well as along the James, York, Rappahannock, and Nansemond Rivers. It was the region of the United States first settled permanently by English colonists at the beginning of the 17th century

 

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