ETLAH AN 79

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.

Cohoes Class Net Laying Ship Authorized as YN-98 Redesignated AN-79 20 January 1944 Keel Laid 30 June 1944 - Launched 16 December 1944 USS ETLAH AN-79 Commissioned 16 April 1945 - Decommissioned 14 March 1947 Recommissioned 10 August 1951 - Decommissioned 31 May 1960 CAMBIASCO P-207 (Dominican Republic Naval Service) Transferred to the Dominican Republic in 1976 & renamed Struck from the Naval Register (Date Unknown) Decommissioned by the Dominican Republic in the 1990s, reduced to a hulk in 1994

Naval Covers

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1. USS Etlah AN-79 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-12-02

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS ETLAH earned the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the Civil War monitor.

 

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