EDENTON ATS 1

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.

Edenton Class Salvage and Rescue Ship Keel Laid 28 March 1967 - Launched 15 May 1968 USS EDENTON ATS-1 Commissioned 23 January 1971 - Decommissioned 29 March 1996 Transferred to the US Coast Guard 18 November 1997 Struck from the Naval Register 29 December 1997 Commissioned USCGC Alex Haley WMEC-39 10 July 1999

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Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Neosho AO 143

1971-01-23

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Ceremony Station" Norfolk, VA

1996-03-29

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS EDENTON earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (6 awards) and the National Defense Service Medal during her Navy career.

NAMESAKE - Named after Edenton NC.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name EDENTON - USS Edenton ID-3696, USS Edenton PC-825, USS Edenton PC-1077 and USS Edenton ATS-1.

 

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