GARGOYLE ID 1656

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.

Tanker
Built 1903 by the Grangesmith Dry Dock Co. Greenock, Scotland


1. PENNOIL (Commercial Service)
Owned by the Pennsylvania Trading Co. of Hamburg, Germany
Sold in 1911 to the Pure Oil Co. of Hamburg


2. GARGOYLE (Commercial Service)
Sold in 1914 to the Vacuum Oil Co. of New York and renamed
Acquired U.S. Navy 8 August 1917


3. USS GARGOYLE ID-1656
Commissioned August 8 1917
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned May 22 1918


4. GARGOYLE (Commercial Service)
Returned to her owner The Vacuum Oil Co. upon decommissioning


5. OSWEGO (Commercial Service)
Sold in 1920 to the Union Petroleum Co. and renamed


6. QUEEN MAEVE (Commercial Service)
Sold in 1924 to the Irish American Oil Co. of Dublin, Ireland and renamed


7. PETROIL (Commercial Service)
Sold in 1931 to Galani and Behar of Piraeus, Greece and renamed Petroil
Sold in 1933 to SA Helenique Maritime et Commerciale 'Transpetrol' of Piraeus
Sold in 1947 to Tarshish Mar and Commercial of Panama


8. ZENOBIA MARTINI (Commercial Service)
Sold in 1952 to Sancolombo of Genoa, Italy (P. & M.Martini) and renamed

Scrapped 25 January 1961 at Savona, Italy.

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

Named for a waterspout, often carved grotesquely, projecting at the upper part of a building, usually from the roof gutter.

 

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