MATTAPONI T-AO 41

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.

Mattaponi Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (T2-A-MC-K) tanker hull Launched January 17 1942 as KALKAY USS MATTAPONI AO-41 Commissioned May 11 1942 - Decommissioned April 17 1950 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service 1950 USNS MATTAPONI T-AO-41 Placed In Service December 28 1950 - Out of Service October 12 1954 Placed In Service December 12 1956 - Out of Service November 11 1957 Struck from Naval Register February 1 1959 Reinstated on Naval Register September 1 1961 Placed In Service November 30 1962 - Out of Service September 30 1970 Struck from Naval Register in October 15 1970 Transferred January 22 1971 to Maritime Administration for disposal Sold December 15 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1947-62)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning May 11 1942 to April 17 1950

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1949-10-27

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Locy Type 9efu

1947-02-04

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Locy Type LDPS 2tnu

1949-10-31

Last Day Postal Service

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2nd Commissioning December 28 1950 to October 12 1954

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1952-01-16

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1953-04-06

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3rd Commissioning December 12 1956 to November 11 1957

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1962-01-23

Post office active while in reserve

 

Other Information

MATTAPONI earned 5 campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (10) - United Nations Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - Name came from a river in eastern Virginia which is fed by four tributaries: the Mat, the Ta, the Po, and the Ni. The combined larger stream then joins with the Pamunkey River at West Point, Virginia, to form the York River. The York then flows into the Atlantic Ocean past Williamsburg and Yorktown. The Mattaponi Indian Reservation fronts the York River a few miles below the confluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers.

 

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