CUYAMA AO 3

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.

Maumee Class Fleet Oiler
Keel Laid 15 December 1915 - Launched 17 June 1916


1. USS CUYAMA Fuel Ship #15
Commissioned 12 April 1917


2. USS CUYAMA AO-3
Designated (AO) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 2 April 1946

Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Transferred to Maritime Commission 1 July 1946 for disposal
Scrapped 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cuyama AO-3 Covers Page 1    (1931-1942)

 

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 (AC) (1928)

1931-04-17

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

1931-04-17

Note

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)

1941-07-31

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Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1942-03-10

Censored official Mail - MAILGRAM

 

Locy Type 5hks

1932-11-11

Armistice Day. Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9v (1927)

1931-10-07

Registered Official Business cut-square

 

Locy Type 9v (1939)

1940-04-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efw

1940-04-30

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Locy Type 9x

1940-04-30

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Other Information

USS CUYAMA earned the China Service Medal, the World War I Victory Medal w/ Transport clasp, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A 118-mile-long river in southern San Luis Obispo County, northern Santa Barbara County, and northern Ventura County, in California.

The ships sponsor was Miss Margaret M. Offley.

 

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