ALLEGHENY ATO 19

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.

USS ALLEGHENY (Fleet Tug)
Commissioned May 18 1918
USS ALLEGHENY AT-19
Designated Fleet Tug (AT) July 17 1920
Sunk in collision with USS ORION AC-11 July 5 1922
Raised July 22 1922
Returned to active service November 1922
USS ALLEGHENY ATO-19
Reclassified Fleet Tug (Old) (ATO) May 15 1944
Decommissioned July 10 1946

Struck from Naval Register September 25 1946
Turned over to the Maritime Commission February 18 1947 for scrapping
Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Allegheny Covers Page 1 (1934-45)

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

Post Office Established August 1 1918 - Disestablished November 12 1920

Locy Type
SLKts (39x3)

1934-09-23

As AT-19

Locy Type
SLPb (39x4)

1939-07-16

As AT-19
Bruce D. Liddell collection

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for a river which rises in Potter County, Pa., and flows northwest into southwestern New York before turning south to re-enter Pennsylvania in Warren County. The stream then meanders southward through western Pennsylvania until joining the Monongahela at Pittsburg to form the Ohio. The word Allegheny is derived from the Delaware Indian name for the Allegheny and the Ohio Rivers

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