CAHUILLA ATF 152

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.

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug Keel Laid 16 June 1944 as AT-152 Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) 15 May 1944 Launched 2 November 1944 USS CAHUILLA ATF-152 Commissioned 10 March 1945 - Decommissioned 27 June 1947 Struck from the Naval Register (Date Unknown) ARA COMANDANTE GENERAL IRIGOYEN R-40 (Argentine Naval Service) Transferred to Argentina 9 July 1961 & renamed ARA COMANDANTE GENERAL IRIGOYEN A-1 (Argentine Naval Service) Re-rated as a Patrol Craft with side number change to A-1 (Date Unknown) Current Disposition, active in Argentine Navy as of 2004

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cahuilla ATF-152 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7z

1946-06-19

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - An Indian tribe of southeastern California.

NAMESAKE (Argentina) - Don Matías de Irigoyen y de la Quintana, Spanish sailor who enthusiastically embraced the patriotic cause and served as General Commander of the Navy and Secretary of War and Navy between 1815 and 1819.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. V. Ballew.

 

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