NESHANIC AO 71

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.

Chiwawa Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid June 11 1942 Launched October 31 1942 as MARQUETTE Acquired by U.S. Navy February 20 1943 and renamed USS NESHANIC AO-71 Commissioned February 20 1943 - Decommissioned December 19 1945 Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946 Transferred June 28 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal GULFOIL (Commercial Service) Sold 1947 to Gulf Oil Corporation Philadelphia, PA and renamed PIONEER CHALLENGE Sold 1958 to Pioneer Steamship Co. and renamed Converted to a Straight Deck Bulk Carrier MIDDLETOWN Sold 1962 to the Oglebay Norton Company and renamed Converted to Self-unloader 1982 AMERICAN VICTORY Sold 2007 to American Steamship Co. and renamed

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-12-08 to 1945-12-11

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Locy Type 9efu

1945-12-08 to 1945-12-11

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Other Information

NESHANIC received 9 battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, June 18 1944) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (9) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - A river in New Jersey

 

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