ATA 205

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.

Sotoyomo Class Auxiliary Fleet Tug Planned and authorized as Rescue Ocean Tug ATR-132 Reclassified Auxiliary Fleet Tug (ATA) May 15 1944 Laid down August 16 1944 - Launched October 12 1945 USS ATA-205 Commissioned January 31 1945 - Decommissioned January 1947 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR Named SCOTIA June 16 1948, while in reserve Temporary custody transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD) Transferred November 9 1960 to National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA Struck from Naval Register September 1 1962 Permanent custody transferred to MARAD Temporary custody transferred to U.S. Navy for the SOAP Program, March 27 to May 11 1971 Returned to MARAD May 11 1971, at National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA Permanent custody returned to U.S. Navy August 14 1978 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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.

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

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

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Other Information

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

 

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