UNALGA WAK 185

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.

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid December 28 1944 - Launched March 13 1945 Acquired by U.S. Navy September 7 1945 USS TIPTON AK-215 Commissioned October 9 1945 - Decommissioned March 4 1946 Struck from Naval Register March 20 1946 Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard and renamed USCGC UNALGA WAK-185 Commissioned October 21 1946 - Decommissioned June 10 1950 Laid up June 10 1950 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group Sold January 6 1971 to Marine Power & Equipment Co. Inc. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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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Other Information

TIPTON

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons;...
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Counties in Indiana and Tennessee

UNALGA

NAMESAKE - An island off the Alaska coast

 

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