AUCILLA AO 56

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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.

    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)

1965-02-18

Note:


 

Locy Type 2r

1952-09-07

Cachet by LEN


 

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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