Tug USS PINOLA AT-33 Naval Cover 1940 UNCLE SAM USCS 1st Convention Cachet

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Cover (Postal History)

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Tug USS PINOLA AT-33 Naval Cover 1940 UNCLE SAM USCS 1st Convention CachetIt was sent 24 Aug 1940. It was franked with stamp "Stationary".This cover is in good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.The USS Pinola (AT–33) was a Bagaduce-class fleet tug, laid down on 3 March 1919 by Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, launched on the 12 August 1919, and was commissioned on 7 February 1920.Contents1 Pacific Fleet service2 Second World War3 Post War service4 External linksPacific Fleet serviceThe Pinola was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and operated on the West Coast near San Francisco until decommissioning at Mare Island on 9 June 1922. The ship was recommissioned on 14 August 1923 and resumed service in ports of the California coast, principally San Diego where she served during the years between the wars.Second World WarAfter Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, Pinola continued operations on the West Coast through most of the war providing tug services to the Navy's fighting ships in the Pacific. The ship was redesignated ATO–30 on 15 May 1944 and served in Alaskan waters during the closing months of the war.Post War serviceReturning to the northwest Pacific coast in the fall of 1945, Pinola served in the 13th Naval District operating out of Seattle supporting Operation Magic Carpet until decommissioning 31 January 1946. Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 26 February 1946, she was transferred to the Maritime Commission 21 July 1947 for simultaneous sale to Oakland Manufacturing Company.

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