PYRO AE 24

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.

Nitro Class Ammunition Ship Keel Laid October 21 1957 - Launched November 5 1958 USS PYRO AE-24 Commissioned July 24 1959 - Decommissioned May 31 1994 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton Group Struck from Naval Register April 8 1997 Transferred August 17 2000 to National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay Group Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1964-89)

 

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 FDPS 2t(n+u)

1959-07-24

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1972-09-25

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1964-07-20

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1982-04-22

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Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1973-08-28

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (6-Vietnam, 4-Persian Gulf) - Vietnam Service Medal (9) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE - The Greek word for fire

 

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