SEALIFT ANTARCTIC T-AOT 176

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.

Sealift Pacific Class Transport Tanker Keel Laid 15 April 1974 - Launched 15 October 1974 Delivered to Marine Transport Lines for charter to MSC 15 August 1975 USNS SEALIFT ANTARCTIC T-AO-176 Placed in service 15 August 1975 USNS SEALIFT ANTARCTIC T-AOT-176 Reclassified Transport Oiler (T-AOT) (30 September 1978) Placed out of service 4 April 1995 Struck from the Naval Register 4 April 1995 Sold for commercial service 4 April 1995 to Unideal Navitankers Management, Athens, Greece         renamed MT RENATA II, re-flagged Maltese Final Disposition, scrapped in July 2000

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Sealift Antarctic T-AOT-176 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark Charleston, SC

1980-10-21

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Locy Type 2

1982-10-08

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Other Information

USNS SEALIFT ANTARCTIC earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The Antarctic Ocean, also known as the Southern Ocean, the Great Southern Ocean, or the South Polar Ocean, is a large body of water encircling the continent of Antarctica.

 

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