MAY SP 164

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.

Patrol Yacht
Built 1891 by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon, Scotland


1. MAY (Private Yacht)
Built for and owned by Ninian B. Stewart of Cantyre, Argyllshire, Greenock, Scotland
Official Number: 98313
Sold c1893 to E. D. Morgan with home port of New York
Sold c1897 to Mrs. S. Drexel Fell with home port of Philadelphia
In 1898, owner listed as Mrs. A. Van Rensselaer
In 1899, owner listed as A. Van Rensselaer
Official Number: 93127
In 1911, owner listed as Walter P. Bliss with home port of Newark, NJ.
Sold (date unknown) to Joseph Raphael De Lamar of New York
Acquired by U.S. Navy August 11 1917


2. USS MAY SP-164
   Commissioned October 7 1917
   Ran aground July 27 1919 off Cape Engano, Santo Domingo
   Wreck abandoned February 28 1920
   
   Hulk sold February 6 1922

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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