CAYUGA LST 1186

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.

LST-1179 Newport Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid September 28 1968 - Launched July 12 1969 USS CAYUGA LST-1186 Commissioned August 8 1970 - Decommissioned August 26 1994 MATTOSO MAIA G-28 (Brazilian Naval Service) Leased to Brazil November 30 1996 Sold to Brazil September 19 2000

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1972-75)

 

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 2(n+) (USS)

1975-08-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1978-04-21

Single line text cachet by John Jourdan. Ship's R/S cachet also.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS)

1991-03-08

Operation Desert Storm and Official Ship Cachet

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Brazilian Naval Service

 

Unused

2008

N/A

Postage stamp from Brasil showing ex CAYUGA

 

Other Information

CAYUGA earned two battle stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Citation (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Southwest Asia Service Medal (2) - Humanitarian Service Medal (2) - Philippine Presidential Unit Citation - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE - Named after a county in New York.

 

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