COSSATOT AO 77

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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.

    Suamico Class Fleet Oiler
    Keel Laid as "SS FORT NECESSITY" (Date unknown) - Launched February 28 1943
    Acquired by U.S. Navy March 17 1943

  1. USS COSSATOT AO-77
    Commissioned April 20 1943 - Decommissioned March 7 1946

    Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
    Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet
    Reacquired by U.S. Navy February 1949
    Transferred to Naval Transportation Service

  2. USNS COSSATOT T-AO-77
    Placed In Service October 1 1949 - Out-of-Service (Date unknown)
    Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet

    Struck from Naval Register September 18 1974
    Sold September 2 1975
    Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1960)

 

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.

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

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Killer Bar Text

Date From
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Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
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Locy Type
2z
10374 Station
San Francisco, CA

1946-01-28

Posted just eleven days after the ship's post office officially closed.


 

Locy Type 2#

Branch 17023
Navy Group Formosa

1960-08-29

N/A

1960 Arctic Operations cachet

 

Other Information

USS/USNS COSSATOT earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river in Arkansas.

 


 

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