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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Sonoma Class Fleet Tug<br/> 
Keel Laid 7 November 1911 - Launched 11 May 1912<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SONOMA Fleet Tug No. 12'''<br/>
Commissioned 6 September 1912<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SONOMA AT 12'''<br/>
Designated Fleet Tug (AT) 17 July 1920<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS SONOMA ATO 12'''<br/>
Redesignated Fleet Tug Old (ATO) 15 May 1944<br/> 
SUNK by Kamikaze bomber 24 October 1944 at San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf<br/><br/> 
Struck from Naval Register 27 November 1944 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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<ol>
<li>[[USS SONOMA ATO-12_Covers_Page_1 | USS Sonoma AT/ATO-12 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1916-1941)</li>
</ol>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>3(AC)<br/><br/>"FORTRESS /<br/>MONROE VA"
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1916-10-04
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sonoma_AT12_19161004_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sonoma_AT12_19161004_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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'''USS SONOMA Fleet Tug No. 12'''. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection. 
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Locy Type<br/>5hks(C) 
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1941-06-10 
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[[Image:JonBurdett sonoma at12 19410610 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett sonoma at12 19410610.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Official Business
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>"NEW YEAR'S /<br/>DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br>Catalog Illus. S-54
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1940-01-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sonoma_AT12_19400101_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sonoma_AT12_19400101_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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New Year's Day. The postmark is Gold and thermographed.
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Locy Type SLf
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1924-07-24
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sonoma_AT12_19240724_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cover also postmarked from Bremerton WA (July 24 1924) and Norfolk VA (July 29 1924).
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS SONOMA earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Mexican Service Medal, the World War I Victory Medal (with Minesweeper clasp), the  American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 5 battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a creek, a county, and a town in California, that in turn were named for one of the chiefs of the Chocuyen Native Americans of that region.<br/><br/>
Three ships of the US Navy have been named after this town; USS Sonoma (Side-wheel gunboat, 1862), USS Sonoma AT/ATO 12 and USS Sonoma ATA-175.
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