TOLOVANA AO 64

Ship Name and Designation History

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Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid 6 June 1944 - Launched 6 January 1945 USS TOLOVANA AO-64 Commissioned 24 February 1945 - Decommissioned December 1949 USNS TOLOVANA T-AO-64 Placed In Service with Navy Transportation Service (NTS) December 1949 Absorbed into Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) Placed Out of Service February 1951 USS TOLOVANA AO-64 Recommissioned 24 May 1951 - Decommissioned 15 April 1975 Struck from Naval Register 15 April 1975 Sold 16 October 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tolovana AO-64 Covers Page 1     (1945-1947)

 

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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1st Commissioning 24 February 1945 to December 1949

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-11-12

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Locy Type 2z

1945-10-28

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3rd Commissioning 24 May 1951 to 15 April 1975

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1972-04-28

Rubber stamp cachet.

 

Other Information

USS TOLOVANA earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, 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, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 Campaign stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 13 Campaign stars, the Philippines Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A small river in central Alaska. It rises in the mountains just to the west of Fairbanks and flows into the Tanana River, one of the primary tributaries of the Yukon River.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Richard M. Bissell, Jr.

 

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