COSSATOT AO 77

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 28 February 1943 Acquired by US Navy 17 March 1943 USS COSSATOT AO-77 Commissioned 20 April 1943 - Decommissioned 7 March 1946 Struck from Naval Register 20 March 1946 Reacquired by U.S. Navy February 1949 Transferred to Naval Transportation Service USNS COSSATOT T-AO-77 Placed In Service 1 October 1949 - Placed Out of Service 12 September 1974 Struck from Naval Register 18 September 1974 Sold 2 September 1975 Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cossatot AO-77 Covers Page 1     (Date)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-12-29

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type SL Locy Type 2# 10374 Station San Francisco, CA

1946-01-28

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

 

Locy Type SL Locy Type 2# Branch 17023 Navy Group Formosa

1960-08-29

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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