ABATAN AW 4

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.

Pasig Class Distilling Ship Keel Laid June 9 1944 as MISSION SAN LORENZO Renamed and designated Fleet Oiler AO-92 July 25 1944 Launched August 6 1944 Redesignated Distilling Ship (AW) August 24 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy November 28 1944 USS ABATAN AW-4 Commissioned January 29 1945 - Decommissioned January 27 1947 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960 Transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Reacquired and reinstated in Naval Register September 27 1962 Used as backup Fresh Water Ship at Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Struck from Naval Register May 1 1970 Destroyed as target March 1 1980

Naval Covers

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1. Abatan Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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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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Post Office Established February 10 1945 - Disestablished June 24 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-03-20

Censored sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15593)

c1946

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Locy Type 2z + SLKb(n) (29x3.5)

1946-04-03

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Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - A river located in the southwestern part of Bohol Island in the Philippines.

 

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