SAPELO AO 11

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.

Patoka Class Fleet Oiler
Keel Laid May 3 1919 - Launched December 24 1919
Transferred to U.S. Navy January 30 1920


1. USS SAPELO Fleet Oiler No. 11
   Commissioned February 19 1920
   
   
2. USS SAPELO AO-11
   Designated (AO) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned October 14 1933
   Recommissioned August 19 1940 - Decommissioned October 26 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 13 1945
   Sold May 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1926-44)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established January 12 1921 - Disestablished September 9 1933

 

Locy Type 3 (B) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1929-12-20

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Locy Type 3s (AC)

1930-01-04

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Locy Type 3ar "HAMPTON / ROADS VA"

1926-07-09

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Locy Type 5hsu

1933-06-14

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Locy Type LDC 5hsu Oct 14, 1933 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1933-10-14

Last Day in Commission
Cover by Conrath Printery

 

Locy Type LDC 5hsu Oct 14, 1933 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1933-10-14

Last Day in Commission. Hand-painted Popeye cachet

 

Locy Type LDC 5hsu Oct 14, 1933 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1933-10-14

Last Day in Commission. Eagle sticker cachet

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Post Office Reestablished October 1 1940 - Disestablished October 1 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "AT SEA"

1940-11-16

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Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z3

1944-12-28

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

SAPELO earned the following Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons: American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Service Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A sound off the coast of Georgia

 

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