ELINOR ID 2465

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.

Freighter
Built 1917 by the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co, Baltimore, MD for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique of Le Havre, France
Originally named GENERAL De CASTELNAU
Retained by the U.S. and renamed February 1918
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 20 1918


1. USS ELINOR ID-2465
Commissioned March 20 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned April 26 1919
Returned to the United States Shipping Board 1919


2. ELINOR (Commercial Service)
Ownership retained by the USSB and operated under contract
Official Number: 215982

Scrapped in 1930

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1918)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

U.S.Army Post Office Duplex Postmark

1919-03-24

From US Naval Forces, Europe. The postcard picture is of Nantes, France. No postmarks have been reported for this ship.

 

Other Information

 

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