SHASTA AE 6

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 SHASTA AE-6
Commissioned July 9 1941 - Decommissioned August 10 1946
Recommissioned July 15 1953 - Decommissioned July 1 1969

Struck from the Naval Register July 1 1969
Transferred to MARAD for disposal - Sold for scrap March 24 1970

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1942)

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 9 1941 to August 10 1946

Locy Type
FDC P

[3z (BTB),
"U.S.S./SHASTA"]

1942-01-20

Commissioning, cachet by Mae Weigand (Navy Rates Pg1)

2nd Commissioning July 15 1953 to July 1 1969

Locy Type 2r

1962-07-04

Independence Day, cachet Morris W. Beck

Other Information

USS SHASTA earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 5 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, two (2) National Defense Service Medals, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the Philippine Liberation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An extinct volcano in northern California.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named SHASTA - USS Shasta AE-6 and USS Shasta AE-33

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