COLUMBIA T-AOT 182

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.

Falcon Class Transport Tanker Keel Laid 1971 as MV Falcon Lady Launched 1971 Leased by the US Navy 15 January 1976 and assigned to MSC USNS FALCON LADY T-AO-182 Placed in service by the MSC 4 November 1971 USNS COLUMBIA T-AO-182 Purchased by the USN in 1976 & renamed USNS COLUMBIA T-AOT-182 Reclassified a Transport Oiler, T-AOT-182 (Date Unknown) Name changed to FALCON LADY on May 21, 1984 Placed in Ready Reserve Status (RRF) at Beaumont TX. March 1988 Name changed to MV Mission Capistrano (T-AOT-5005) in April 1988 Activated for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm on 15 February 1991,          repairs to the ship were not completed until 17 April 1991, did not participate. Struck from the Naval Register (Date Unknown) Downgraded from MARAD Ready Reserve Force (RRF) 31 July 2004 Sold for scrapping June 2012, towed for dismantling 7 July 2012

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Columbia T-AOT-182 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 7 U. S. Navy, FPO Zip Code 96650 Armed Forces, Pacific

1984-03-31

As T-AO-182. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the Columbia River.

 

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