SEATTLE AOE 3

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.

Sacramento Class Fast Combat Support Ship Keel Laid 1 October 1965 - Launched 1 March 1968 USS SEATTLE AOE-3 Commissioned 5 April 1969 - Decommissioned 15 March 2005 Struck from Naval Register 15 March 2005 Contract awarded for scrapping September 2005 Scrapping completed 26 January 2007

Naval Covers

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1. USS Seattle AOE-3 Covers Page 1    (1973-89)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established April 5 1969 - Disestablished 2005

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(n+u)

1969-04-05

Commissioning, cachet by Frederick L. Karcher

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1973-01-05

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1977-02-02

Ships cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1n+u (D1,USS)

1984-05-25

Ships cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS,USN)

1989-10-27

Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1980-05-28

Ships cachet

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+)y (USS) (USPS)

1999-12-06

Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (USS)

2005-03-15

Decommissioning, cachet by Doug Ebert

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (USS) (Date added with separate device)

2005-03-15

Decommissioning, cachet by USS San Diego Chapter No. 27, USCS. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+)y (USS) (USPS) (Date added with separate device)

2005-03-15

Decommissioning, cachet by USS San Diego Chapter No. 27, USCS. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" Norfolk, VA

2005-03-15

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Farewell Station" Seattle, WA

2005-03-15

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

 

Other Information

USS SEATTLE earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The largest city in Washington, Seattle is also known as a commercial and industrial seaport, as well as the terminus of the Yellowstone Trail.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name SEATTLE - USS Seattle Armored Cruiser No. 11 and USS Seattle AOE-3.

 

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