CHILULA WMEC 153
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.
Keel Laid June 13 1944 as Fleet Tug (AT-153) – Reclassified Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-153) May 15 1944 Launched December 1 1944 Decommissioned June 19 1991 Stricken from the Navy List June 1 1969 Sunk as a target 1997 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1965-87)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning (USN) April 5 1945 – February 8 1947
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USPO |
1946-09-04 |
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ATF-153. Note the straight-line ship's ID added.
2nd Commissioning (USCG) October 5 1956 – June 19 1991
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USPO |
1965-09-09 |
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N/A |
WATF 153. Homeport - Morehead City, NC 1956 to 1975
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USPO |
1969-10-15 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153.
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USPO 4-bar |
1970-10-12 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153.
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USPS |
1973-10-30 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153.
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USPS |
1975-02-06 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Homeport - Atlantic Beach, NC 1975 to 1991. Cachet by Joseph E. Hogan
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USPS Slogan |
1976-01-19 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)
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USPS Slogan |
1976-03-20 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Cachet by Joseph E. Hogan
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USPS |
1978-03-15 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Cachet by Joseph E. Hogan
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USPS |
1980-02-05 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Cachet by Joseph E. Hogan
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USPS Type 9 |
1980-11-14 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Rubber stamp cachet.
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USPS Type 9 |
1981-02-03 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Cachet by George H. Wilson
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USPS |
1987-12-05 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Gold foil with ships embossed seal cachet.
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USPS |
1988-07-20 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Embossed with the cutter's seal.
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USPS Slogan |
1990-10-22 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Embossed with the cutter's seal.
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N/A |
c 1961 |
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N/A |
WATF 153. Christmas card.
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N/A |
1956-10-05 |
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WAT 153. Commissioning Booklet.
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N/A |
1956-10-05 |
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WAT 153. Commissioning Booklet.
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N/A |
1991-06-19 |
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N/A |
WMEC 153. Decommissioning Booklet cover.
Other Information
USS CHILULA earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal,, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her US Navy career.
NAMESAKE - The Chilula were an Athapaskan tribe who inhabited the area on or near lower Redwood Creek, in Northern California, some 500 to 600 years before contact with Europeans. The Chilula have since been incorporated into the Hoopa tribe and live mainly on the Hoopa Reservation.
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