SOUBARISSEN AO 93

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.

Suamico Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid 19 June 1944 Launched 12 August 1944 as MISSION SANTA ANA Acquired by US Navy 5 January 1945 USS SOUBARISSEN AO-93 Commissioned 5 January 1945 - Decommissioned 11 May 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Laid up 7 May 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet Reacquired by US Navy 19 February 1948 Assigned to Navy Transportation Service (NTS) USNS SOUBARISSEN T-AO-93 Placed In Service 1 October 1949 - Out of Service 19 April 1955 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont Group Reactivated 6 July 1956 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) Placed In Service 6 July 1956 - Out of Service 29 December 1958 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont Group Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1961 Sold 5 April 1982 to Eckhart & Co. for scrap

Naval Covers

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2. USNS Soubarissen T-AO-93 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-xx-22

Note:

 

Locy Type SL(n) (52x3) USPO Machine Postmark New Orleans, LA

1946-05-14

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

USPO Machine Postmark New Orleans, LA

1946-05-14

N/A

Cachet by Dan Lowry.

 

Other Information

USS SOUBARISSEN earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star), the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Soubarissen was a chief of the “Neutral” Indian Nations which, although a part of the Iroquois confederation, were called “neutral” by the French because they took no part in the wars of the Iroquois and Hurons. The area he governed included the oilfields of northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York. The knowledge of the oil seepages there was well known among the Indians, and it was declared neutral ground so all Indians could obtain oil for medicinal and domestic purposes without danger or interference

 

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