TAWASA ATF 92

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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.

    Navajo Class Fleet Tug
    Keel Laid September 7 1942 - Launched February 22 1943

  1. USS TAWASA AT-92
    Commissioned July 17 1943

  2. USS TAWASA ATF-92
    Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF) May 15 1944
    Decommissioned March 31 1975

    Struck from Naval Register April 1 1975
    Sold August 1 1976 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Tawasa Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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.
 
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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
2z

1944-03-27

As AT-92
Censored wartime (WWII) use


 

Locy Type
2z

1944-12

As ATF-92
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

TAWASA received 3 battle stars for World War II service, 2 battle stars for Korea War service and 7 campaign stars for Vietnam war service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3)- World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)- Korean Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Korea) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - The original name of a Muskhogean Indian tribe of the southeastern United States. They were subsequently named "Apalachicola" by the Spaniards

 


 

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