MANGO AN 24

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.

Aloe Class Net Laying Ship Keel Laid October 18 1940 - Launched February 22 1941 MANGO YN-19 Placed In Service as Yard Net Tender September 18 1941 USS MANGO YN-19 Commissioned December 15 1942 USS MANGO AN-24 Reclassified Net Laying Ship (AN) January 20 1944 Decommissioned April 4 1947 Struck from Naval Register September 1 1962 Delivered to the Maritime Administration September 1 1962 Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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USPO Duplex "Navy Yard Station" Portsmouth NH

1941-11-17

No Image

Sailor mail. MANGO was preparing to get fitted out for service at this time.

 

Locy Type 7z*

1944-04-30

As AN-24
Posted from another ship or station...ship had no post office

 

Other Information

MANGO received 1 battle star for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - The evergreen tree of the sumac family that bears a yellowish red tropical fruit with a firm skin, hard central stone, and juicy pulp.

 

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