UMPQUA ATO 25
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.
Keel Laid February 19 1919 - Launched September 18 1919 Decommissioned May 24 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946 Transferred December 4 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal Fate unknown |
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- USS Umpqua AT/ATO-25 Covers Page 1 (1936-46)
Postmarks
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existing example.
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Locy Type |
1936-04-28 |
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AT-25.
Post Office Established October 1 1939 to September 1 1945
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Locy Type |
1939-10-06 |
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AT-25. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Walter Czubay
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Locy Type |
1939-12-25 |
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AT-25. Christmas.
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Locy Type |
1945-10-27 |
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ATO-25. Double strike. Navy Day 1945, cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type |
1945 |
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ATO-25...Type 9v strike on back of the 2z cover
Other Information
USS UMPQUA earned the American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A river in Oregon rising near Roseburg and meandering northwest before emptying into Winchester Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The river in turn was named for the Umpqua Indians, a small tribe of Athabascan linguistic stock.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name UMPQUA - USS Umpqua (1865 Monitor), USS Umpqua ATO-25 and USS Umpqua ATA-209.
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