PERIDOT PYc 18

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.

Coastal Patrol Yacht Built 1938 as Yacht BYMAR Acquired by U.S. Navy December 22 1941 USS PERIDOT PYc-18 Commissioned April 11 1942 - Decommissioned January 3 1946 Struck from Naval Register January 21 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission September 29 1946 for disposal Sold 1946 to J. D. O'Leary, New York, NY and renamed MIMOSAN Sold 1947 to the Union Engineering Corp., Hoboken, NJ Sold 1948 to Santiago Vierno, Montevideo, Uruguay Sold 1950 to Alberto Dodero, Buenos Aires, Argentina Sold 1952 to George Dawson of Great Britain Sold 1953 to Protocol Investments Trust of Africa (Pty.) and renamed HALIMEDE Sold 1954 to Protocol Trading Corp., Nassau, Bahamas Sold 1958 to The Lord Ivorforth, London, Great Britain Renamed ZIMBA in 1959 Sold to a Middle Eastern owner (Date unknown) and renamed MAHA Sold 2003 to a Saudi Arabian owner and renamed AL MOJIL 5 As of July 2008 moored at Bodrum, Turkey awaiting sale

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-09-30

The ship had no postal facilities, so this cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A semiprecious stone, sometimes used as a gem, which is composed of yellowish-green chrysolite, a silicate of magnesium and iron

 

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