MONONGAHELA AO 178

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 MONONGAHELA AO-178
Commissioned 5 September 1981 - Decommissioned 30 September 1999

Struck from Naval Register 30 September 1999
Laid up 30 September 1999 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

Naval Covers

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USS MONONGAHELA AO-178 Covers Page 1 (1982)

Postmarks

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

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n+) (USN, USS)

1981-09-05

Commissioning. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USN, USS)

1982-04-19

Note:

Locy Type
11-2 (USS,
FPO AE 09578)

1999-04-20

Ships cachet, from they Thad Kaczkowski collection.

Locy Type
12-2c (USS,
FPO AE 09578)

1999-04-20

Ships cachet, from they Thad Kaczkowski collection.

USPS Pictorial Postmark

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Decommissioning
Ceremony Station"

Norfolk, VA

1999-09-28

Decommissioning Ceremony, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

USS MONOGAHELA earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal and the US Coast Guard SOS Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The river that flows north from Fairmont, W. Va., into southwest Pennsylvania to join the Allegheny at Pittsburgh, forming the Ohio. Entirely navigable by means of locks, the Monongahela is an important freight artery.

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