TIPPECANOE AO 21

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.

Patoka Class Fleet Oiler
Keel Laid 1 October 1919 - Launched 5 June 1920
Acquired by U.S. Navy 6 March 1922
Held in Reserve until Commissioned


1. USS TIPPECANOE AO-21
   Commissioned 6 March 1940 - Decommissioned 6 March 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register 12 April 1946
   Transferred to Maritime Commission 7 October 1946 for disposal
   
   Sold 20 November 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tippecanoe AO-21 Covers Page 1     (1940-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 3 (A-TBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1940-03-04

First Day in Commission, cachet by George Neumann

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)

1946-01-22

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1943-10-25

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Other Information

USS TIPPECANOE earned the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river which runs west and south across Indiana from Lake Tippecanoe, in Kosciusko county, to converge with the Wabash River.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name TIPPECANOE - USS Tippecanoe (1864 Monitor), USS Tippecanoe AO-21 and USNS Tippecanoe T-AO-199.

 

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