CAHABA AO 82 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-21T21:57:33Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

NCMSysop: added ship country name in html comment, added

2020-06-08T18:36:52Z

added ship country name in html comment, added </li>

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	<ol>Escambia Class Fleet Oiler<br/>		<ol>Escambia Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
	Keel Laid (Date unknown) <br/>		Keel Laid (Date unknown) <br/>
	Launched May 19 1943 as LACKAWAPEN<br/>		Launched May 19 1943 as '''LACKAWAPEN'''<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy August 15 1943<br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy August 15 1943<br/>
	Renamed LACKAWAXEN September 23 1943<br/>		Renamed '''LACKAWAXEN''' September 23 1943<br/>
	Renamed November 4 1943<br/><br/>		Renamed November 4 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS CAHABA AO-82'''<br/>		<li>'''USS CAHABA AO-82'''</li>
	Commissioned January 14 1944 - Decommissioned May 15 1946<br/>		Commissioned January 14 1944 - Decommissioned May 15 1946<br/><br/>
	Transferred to Maritime Commission May 8 1947<br/>		Transferred to Maritime Commission May 8 1947<br/>
	Withdrawn from reserve October 14 1947<br/>		Withdrawn from reserve October 14 1947<br/>
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	Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 5 1948<br/>		Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 5 1948<br/>
	Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) March 5 1948<br/><br/>		Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) March 5 1948<br/><br/>
	<li>'''~~USNT~~ CAHABA AO-82'''<br/>		<li>'''CAHABA AO-82'''</li> <!-- Country: United States -->
	Placed In Service March 1948<br/>		Placed In Service March 1948<br/>
	Absorbed into Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>		Absorbed into Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USNS CAHABA T-AO-82'''<br/>		<li>'''USNS CAHABA T-AO-82'''</li>
	Out of Service January 20 1958<br/>		Out of Service January 20 1958<br/>
	Custody transferred to Maritime Administration January 20 1958<br/><br/>		Custody transferred to Maritime Administration January 20 1958<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register January 1958<br/>		Struck from Naval Register January 1958<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Army May 11 1966<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Army May 11 1966<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT CAHABA'''<br/>		<li>'''USAT CAHABA'''</li>
	Converted to floating power station for Vietnam Service<br/>		Converted to floating power station for Vietnam Service<br/>
	Custody returned to Maritime Administration August 30 1971<br/><br/>		Custody returned to Maritime Administration August 30 1971<br/><br/>
	Sold August 30 1971 to China Tai Steel, Ltd. for scrap		Sold August 30 1971 to China Tai Steel, Ltd. for scrap

	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	</tr>		</tr>
	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>


	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

NCMSysop at 03:20, 2 June 2020

2020-06-02T03:20:36Z

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	Custody returned to Maritime Administration August 30 1971<br/><br/>		Custody returned to Maritime Administration August 30 1971<br/><br/>
	Sold August 30 1971 to China Tai Steel, Ltd. for scrap		Sold August 30 1971 to China Tai Steel, Ltd. for scrap
	~~<ol>~~
	~~<li>'''xxx'''<br/><br/>~~
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	</tr>		</tr>

NCMSysop: fixed html issue

2020-06-02T03:17:51Z

fixed html issue

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	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
			<table width="90%">
			<tr>
			<td valign="top">
	<ol>Escambia Class Fleet Oiler<br/>		<ol>Escambia Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
	Keel Laid (Date unknown) <br/>		Keel Laid (Date unknown) <br/>
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	Custody returned to Maritime Administration August 30 1971<br/><br/>		Custody returned to Maritime Administration August 30 1971<br/><br/>
	Sold August 30 1971 to China Tai Steel, Ltd. for scrap		Sold August 30 1971 to China Tai Steel, Ltd. for scrap
	<p>~~ ~~</p>		<ol>
			<li>'''xxx'''<br/><br/>
			</ol></td>
			</tr>
			</table>
			<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

GregCiesielski: Updated page

2017-12-11T14:58:49Z

Updated page

Show changes

JohnG3938 at 22:09, 10 December 2017

2017-12-10T22:09:30Z

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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	USPO Machine ~~Postmark~~<br/>~~New Orleans, LA~~		USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"BUY /<br/>WAR SAVINGS /<br/>BONDS & STAMPS"<br/><br/>San Francisco CA
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1991~~-05-24		1943-11-03
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~JohnGermann_John Ericsson_TAO194_19910524_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JohnGermann_Lackawaxen_AO82_19431103_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Ship had no postal facilities~~.		The writer got the name right this time.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<h4>PCU CAHABA</h4>		<h4>PCU CAHABA</h4>

JohnG3938 at 22:05, 10 December 2017

2017-12-10T22:05:56Z

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 LACKAWAXEN September 23 1943 - November 4 1943. Ships name incorrect in return address.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <h4>PCU CAHABA</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->

JonBurdett: notes (Continuity)

2010-10-11T18:20:06Z

notes (Continuity)

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Escambia Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
Keel Laid (Date unknown) <br/>
Launched May 19 1943 as LACKAWAPEN<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy August 15 1943<br/>
Renamed LACKAWAXEN September 23 1943<br/>
Renamed November 4 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CAHABA AO-82'''<br/>
Commissioned January 14 1944 - Decommissioned May 15 1946<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission May 8 1947<br/>
Withdrawn from reserve October 14 1947<br/>
Leased to American Petroleum Transport Corp.<br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 5 1948<br/>
Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) March 5 1948<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNT CAHABA AO-82'''<br/>
Placed In Service March 1948<br/>
Absorbed into Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS CAHABA T-AO-82'''<br/>
Out of Service January 20 1958<br/>
Custody transferred to Maritime Administration January 20 1958<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 1958<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Army May 11 1966<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT CAHABA'''<br/>
Converted to floating power station for Vietnam Service<br/>
Custody returned to Maritime Administration August 30 1971<br/><br/>
Sold August 30 1971 to China Tai Steel, Ltd. for scrap
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[USS CAHABA AO-82_Covers_Page_1 |Cahaba Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943-51)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table><br/><br/>
<hr/>
<h4>PCU LACKAWAPEN</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"BUY /<br/>WAR SAVINGS /<br/>BONDS & STAMPS"<br/><br/>San Francisco CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-08-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett lackawapen ao82 19430825.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lackawapen ao82 19430825 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
LACKAWAPEN until September 23 1943

<br/><br/>
Type 9efu device prepared for LACKAWAPEN but never used. Cancel manufactured under original name and sent to the crew September 21, 1943 (USCS Postmark Catalog)<br/><br/>
<h4>PCU LACKAWAXEN</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"BUY /<br/>WAR SAVINGS /<br/>BONDS & STAMPS"<br/><br/>San Francisco CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-10-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawaxen_AO82_19431010_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
LACKAWAXEN September 23 1943 - November 4 1943. Ships name incorrect in return address.

<h4>PCU CAHABA</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-11-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19431119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Censored. Renamed CAHABA November 4 1943. Postmark did not originated from ship, Post Office Established on January 14 1944.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z*
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-11-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19431129_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Censored. Postmark did not originated from ship, Post Office Established on January 14 1944.





<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning January 14 1944 to May 15 1946</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-02-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440207_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440207_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-06-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440602_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440602_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-07-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440722_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440722_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-09-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440918_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19440918_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-10-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett cahaba ao82 19441020 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett cahaba ao82 19441020.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-01-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19450106_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19450106_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-05-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett cahaba ao82 19450513 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett cahaba ao82 19450513.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19450704_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19450704_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Registered




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19450704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19450704_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Registered





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning March 5 1948 to June 19 1956</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Long Beach CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-09-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cahaba_AO82_19510920_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Naval Transportation Service

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
CAHABA earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 8 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' (LACKAWAXEN) - Named for The Lackawaxen River a tributary of the Delaware River, in northeastern Pennsylvania<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' (CAHABA) - Named for The Cahaba River the longest free-flowing river in Alabama



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