CANEY AO 95

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.

Escambia Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) hull Launched October 8 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy March 25 1945 USS CANEY AO-95 Commissioned March 25 1945 - Decommissioned February 27 1946 Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown) Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX Reinstated in Naval Register 1948 Assigned to Navy Transportation Service (NTS) CANEY AO-95 Placed In Service (Date unknown) Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service MSTS July 18 1950 USNS CANEY T-AO-95 Placed Out of Service May 1959 Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown) Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL Acquired by U.S. Army 1966 Converted to floating power station for Vietnam service Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946)

 

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

 

Locy Type LDC P USCS Catalog Illustration C-11

1946-02-27 to 1946-02-27

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Other Information

Earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Okinawa operation, May 1945
* 3rd Fleet operations against Japan, July 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - A river in Kansas

 

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