SCIOTA ATO 30

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.

Tadousac Class Fleet Tug
Keel Laid November 30 1918 as WAUTAUGE
Renamed February 24 1919
Launched June 11 1919


1. USS SCIOTA Fleet Tug No. 30
   Commissioned November 13 1919
   
   
2. USS SCIOTA AT-30
   Designated Fleet Tug (AT) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned December 21 1926
   Recommissioned October 10 1940
   
   
3. USS SCIOTA ATO-30
   Reclassified Fleet Tug Old (ATO) May 15 1944
   Decommissioned January 10 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 8 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sciota AT-30 Covers Page 1     (1941)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning November 13 1919 to December 21 1926

Post Office Established February 24, 1920 - Post Office Disestablished July 28, 1921

 

Locy Type 3r(C) "BALBOA / C Z"

1920-07-07

Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

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2nd Commissioning October 10 1940 to January 10 1946

Post Office Reestablished February 1, 1941 - Post Office Disestablished May 29, 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "NORFOLK / VA"

1941-02-06

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by George Neumann and Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-02-06

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-02-06

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell Nicholson

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-11-01

Launching of USS Cleveland CL 55, cachet by Richard Buchwald and sponsored by the USS Cleveland Crew, ANCS

 

Other Information

USS SCIOTA earned the American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A village in western Illinois.

 

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