PATOKA AG 125
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.
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Patoka Class Fleet Oiler
- USS PATOKA Fleet Oiler No. 9
Commissioned 13 October 1919
- USS PATOKA AO-9
Designated (AO) 17 July 1920
Decommissioned 31 August 1933
- USS PATOKA AV-6
Redesignated Seaplane Tender (AV) 11 October 1939, while in reserve
Recommissioned 10 November 1939
- USS PATOKA AO-9
Reverted to Fleet Oiler (AO) 19 June 1940
- USS PATOKA AG-125
Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 15 August 1944
Used as Minecraft Tender
Decommissioned 1 July 1946
Struck from Naval Register 31 July 1946
Sold 15 March 1948 for scrap
Keel Laid 17 December 1918 - Launched 26 July 1919
Acquired by U.S. Navy 3 September 1919
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- USS Patoka AG-125 Covers Page 1 (1925-43)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning October 13 1919 to August 31 1933
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Locy Type |
1933-06-21 |
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AO-9. From the Tom Kean collection.
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Locy Type |
1925-07-04 |
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As AO-9
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Locy Type 5s |
1930-10-14 |
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As AO-9
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Locy Type 9 |
1928-06-06 |
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As AO-9. Mark from back of the cover.
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Locy Type |
1933-08-31 |
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As AO-9. R/S Cachet for the Last Day of Commissioning
2nd Commissioning November 10 1939 to July 1 1946
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Locy Type |
1939-11-10 |
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As AV-6. First Day of Commission. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.
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Locy Type |
1939-12-15 |
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As AV-6. First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1940-10-04 |
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As AO-9
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Locy Type |
1943-10-24 |
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As AO-9
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Locy Type 9v |
1940-03-15 |
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As AV-6
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Locy Type |
1939-12-15 |
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As AV-6
Cachet is thermographed.
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Locy Type |
1940-03-15 |
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As AV-6
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Locy Type 9x |
1940-10-01 |
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As AO-9. Cut-square, brown wrapper
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Locy Type F |
1939-11-23 |
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As AV-6
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Unused |
c 1980 |
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Modern Postcard showing USS PATOKA and USS Los Angeles ZR-3 off Panama in 1931. From the Tom Kean collection.
Other Information
USS PATOKA earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia Clasp) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A river in Indiana
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