MOUNT BAKER T-AE 34

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 MOUNT BAKER AE-34
Commissioned July 22 1972 - Decommissioned December 18 1996
USNS MOUNT BAKER T-AE-34
Placed in Service December 18 1996

On July 20, 2009 the US Navy announced that the ship would be inactivated on
August 2, 2010 and decommissioned at an undetermined later date.

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1995)

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

1st Commissioning July 22 1972 to December 18 1996

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1977-10-13

Navy Day 1977, cachet by USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS

Locy Type
2-2t(n+) (USS,"MT.",FPO MIAMI, FL 34092)

1991-03-14

Official Business

Locy Type
2-2t(n+) (USS,FPO AA/34092-3010)

1995-05-01

Note:

Other Information

USS MOUNT BAKER earned a Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, four (4) Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, five (5) Navy Expeditionary Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, two (2) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for Mount Baker, a volcano in the Cascade Range of Washington

Two ships of the US Navy have been named MOUNT BAKER - USS Mount Baker AE-4 and USS Mount Baker AE-34.

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