NEPTUNE AC 8

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.

Neptune Class Collier Keel Laid March 23 1910 - Christened & Launched January 21 1911 NEPTUNE Fuel Ship #8 Placed In service September 20 1911 - Out of Service October 13 1913 USS NEPTUNE Fuel Ship #8 Commissioned December 7 1914 USS NEPTUNE AC-8 Designated (AC) July 17 1920 - Decommissioned June 28 1922 Struck from Naval Register May 14 1938 Sold April 18 1939 to Northern Metals, Co. Philadelphia, PA. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Neptune AC-8 Covers Page 1    (1915-22)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Reestablished August 22 1917 - Disestablished May 31 1922

 

Locy Type 1ru

1922-02-07 to 1922-02-13

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Locy Type 1z

1918-04-18

Censored, Official Business.

 

Locy Type 3

1915-07-18

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Locy Type 3r (AC) "NAVY YARD / NORFOLK"

1919-07-15

Sailors Mail

 

Other Information

USS NEPTUNE AC-8 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Dominican Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal (with Transport Clasp).

NAMESAKE - Named for the Roman god of the sea.

The ships sponsor is Miss Dorothy Loud, daughter of Representative George A. Loud of Michigan.

 

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