CONESTOGA AT 54

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.

Conestoga Class Fleet Tug
Built 1904


1. CONESTOGA (Commercial Service)
   Acquired by U.S. Navy September 14 1917
   
   
2. USS CONESTOGA SP-1128
   Commissioned November 10 1917
   
   
3. USS CONESTOGA AT-54
   Redesignated Fleet Tug (AT) July 17 1920
   Sailed from San Francisco CA March 25 1921 enroute to Samoa and never arrived
   Declared LOST with all her crew June 30 1921
   FOUND 2009 about 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco, near the Farallon Islands.
   Confirmed October 2015 by NOAA and the US Navy.

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1933,2008)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "CONESTOGA / LOST 1921" USS BROOKS DD-232

1933-03-23

USS Brooks commemorates the loss of USS Conestoga.

 

USPS postmark Conestoga PA

2008-03-25

N/A

Conestoga, PA commemorates the loss of USS Conestoga. Cachet by Glenn L. Smith.

 

Other Information

USS CONESTOGA received the World War I Victory Medal for her wartime service.

NAMESAKE - Former name retained

 

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