ALSEA ATF 97

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.

Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug
Keel Laid November 29 1942 - Launched May 22 1943


1. USS ALSEA AT-97
   Commissioned December 13 1943
   
   
2. USS ALSEA ATF-97
   Reclassified Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) May 15 1944
   Decommissioned April 15 1955
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 1 1962
   
   
3. IKOSIENA (Commercial Service)
   Acquired 1976 by Amphitrite Shipping & Trading Corp. S.A. Panama and renamed
   Sold 1978 to Maritime & Commercial Co. Argonaftis S.A. Panama
   
   Scrapped 1996

 

Naval Covers

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1. Alsea Covers Page 1     (1943-46)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established October 1 1943 - Disestablished May 3 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1943-12-14

As AT-97

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-09-23

As ATF-97

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-09-23

Close-up view of the Return Address on the Sept 23 1946 cover

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-11-11

As ATF-97

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for a tribe of Indians in Oregon

 

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