GAZELLE IX 116

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.

Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker
Keel Laid October 11 1943 as Maritime Commission type (Z-ET1-S-C3) hull
Launched November 9 1943 as CYRUS K. HOLLIDAY
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 29 1943


1. USS GAZELLE IX-116
   Commissioned November 29 1943 as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX)
   Decommissioned May 9 1946
   Transferred May 10 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal
   
   
2. CYRUS K. HOLLIDAY (U.S. Maritime Commission)
   Name reverted to CYRUS K. HOLLIDAY
   Struck from Naval Register May 21 1946
   
   
3. EVISTAR (Commercial Service)
   Sold May 1948 to Intercontinental Steamship Corp. and renamed
   
   
4. CHRYSSTAR (Commercial Service)
   Renamed 1949
   
   
5. CHRYSANTHY (Commercial Service)
   Sold 1950 to Liberian Shipping Inc. Monrovia, and renamed
   
   
6. RHAPSODY (Commercial Service)
   Converted 1955 to Dry Cargo Ship and renamed
   Reflagged Greek 1955
   
   
7. FOS (Commercial Service)
   Renamed 1960
   
   
8. PACIFIC LOGGER (Commercial Service)
   Sold 1966 to Trans-Pacific Shipping Co. and renamed
   
   Sold September 1968 to Taiwan breakers and scrapped at Kaohsiung

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-45)

 

Postmarks

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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 2z

1945-06-24

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

GAZELLE received one battle star for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Any of numerous small, graceful, and swift antelopes, with lustrous eyes, found especially in South Africa, northern Africa, Iran, and India

 

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