ROANOKE ID 1695
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.
- Minelayer/Transport
- EL DIA (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by Southern Pacific-Morgan Steamship Co. of New York
- USS ROANOKE ID-1695 Commissioned January 25 1918 - Decommissioned August 30 1919
- EL DIA (Commercial Service) Returned to original owner Southern Pacific-Morgan Steamship Co., name restored
- PAN-YORK (Commercial Service) Sold 1941 to the Waterman Steamship Co. Mobile, AL and renamed
- KIBBUTZ GALUYOT (Privately Owned) Renamed but retained the name PAN-YORK on her stern
- KOMMIYUT (Privately Owned) Renamed Kommiyut' in 1949 for Zim Palestine Navigation Co. Ltd, Haifa
Built 1901 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 16 1917 and renamed
Converted for use as Minelayer
Sold 1943 to the United Fruit Co. New Jersey
Sold 1947 to the F. & B. Shipping Co. Miami, FL
Used in transporting Aliya Bet (illegal immigration) of Jewish
displaced persons from Europe to the British Mandated Palestine
Broken up November 15 1953
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Postmarks
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Locy Type 2rz |
1919-07-13 |
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Postmark did not originate from the ship and the ship's name is on the back,
Other Information
As KIBBUTZ GALUYOT, departed Bulgaria in December 1947 with 7,557 Jewish displaced persons (the second largest ever single marine transport) bound for Palestine but diverted to Cyprus by the British on Januaty 1 1948
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Roanoke, Virginia
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