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<ol>Ashtabula Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
<ol>Ashtabula Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
Keel Laid May 25 1943 as Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) hull<br/>  
Keel Laid 25 May 1943 as Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) hull<br/>  
Launched November 20 1943 as "SS ESCANABA"<br/>
Launched November 20 1943 as "SS ESCANABA"<br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy December 22 1943<br/><br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy 22 December 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS AUCILLA AO 56'''<br/>
<li>'''USS AUCILLA AO-56'''<br/>
Commissioned December 22 1943 - Decommissioned December 18 1970<br/>
Commissioned 22 December 1943 - Decommissioned 18 December 1970<br/>
Transferred October 7 1971 to MARAD<br/><br/>
Transferred 7 October 1971 to MARAD<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 1 1976<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1976<br/>
Sold April 27 1992 for scrap
Sold 27 April 1992 for scrap
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[[Image:Aucilla_AO56_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
[[Image:Aucilla_AO56_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[Aucilla_AO_56_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-65)</li>
<li>[[Aucilla_AO_56_Covers_Page_1 | USS Aucilla AO-56 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-65)</li>
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Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess.
Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ | Jacques Minkus]]
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Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess.
Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ | Jacques Minkus]]
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Locy Type<br/>2r
Locy Type 2r
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1952-09-07
1952-09-07
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Locy Type<br/>2r
Locy Type 2r
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1961-04-30
1961-04-30
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
AUCILLA earned 5 Battle Stars for WWII service<br/>*
USS AUCILLA earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 silver battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 2 bronze stars during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
Leyte operation<br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a river in northern Florida. It flows south from southern Georgia into Apalachee Bay on the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Tallahassee.<br/><br/>
Luzon attacks, December 14-16 1944<br/>*
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Hope Ridings Miller.
Okinawa Gunto operation<br/>
5th and 3rd Fleet operations in support of Okinawa Gunto, March 16 - May 4 1945<br/>*
Luzon operation<br/>
Luzon attacks, January 6-7 1945<br/>
Formosa attacks, January 9 and 15 1945<br/>
China Coast attacks, January 12 and 16 1945<br/>*
3rd Fleet operations against Japan<br/>
July 11 - August 3 and August 9-15 1945<br/>*
Iwo Jima operation<br/>
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 15-26 1945<br/><br/>
 
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 5 battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a river in northern Florida. It flows south from southern Georgia into Apalachee Bay on the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Tallahassee.
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Revision as of 03:57, 4 December 2016

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.

    Ashtabula Class Fleet Oiler
    Keel Laid 25 May 1943 as Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) hull
    Launched November 20 1943 as "SS ESCANABA"
    Acquired U.S. Navy 22 December 1943

  1. USS AUCILLA AO-56
    Commissioned 22 December 1943 - Decommissioned 18 December 1970
    Transferred 7 October 1971 to MARAD

    Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1976
    Sold 27 April 1992 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Aucilla AO-56 Covers Page 1    (1946-65)

 

Postmarks

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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

1st Post Office Period January 10 1944 to July 12 1947


 

Locy Type
2tnu

1946-00-00

Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess. Cachet by Jacques Minkus


 

Locy Type
9efnu

1946-00-00

Notes: Date unknown. 1946 is a guess. Cachet by Jacques Minkus


2nd Post Office Period April 30 1952 to September 11 1970


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1964-11-07

Note:


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1965-02-18

Note:


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1966-06-22

Note:


 

Locy Type 2r

1952-09-07

Note:


 

Locy Type 2r

1961-04-30

"Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson


 

Locy Type
9ef(n+u) (USS)

1965-02-18

Note:


 

Locy Type
9efu

1954-07-07

Note:

 

Other Information

USS AUCILLA earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 silver battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 2 bronze stars during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a river in northern Florida. It flows south from southern Georgia into Apalachee Bay on the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Tallahassee.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Hope Ridings Miller.

 


 

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