SABLE IX 81

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.

Training Aircraft Carrier Built 1924 at American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain OH as a side-wheel excursion steamer GREATER BUFFALO (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company Acquired by U.S. Navy 7 August 1942 Converted to Training Aircraft Carrier USS SABLE IX-81 Commissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 8 May 1943 Decommissioned 7 November 1945 Struck from Naval Register 28 November 1945 Transferred to Maritime Commission 26 November 1947 for disposal Sold 25 June 1948 for scrap and scrapped in July 1948

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sable IX-81 Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-03-10

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Locy Type 9efsu

1944-03-10

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USPO Machine Postmark Chicago, IL + Locy Type 2

1945-11-01

Note: The ship's post office had been closed for a week, but the mail clerk felt free to use the 2z canceler and the ships' straight line stamp.

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USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Buffalo NY

1943-05-14

N/A

Signed by the CO. 6 days after Commissioning, cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

USPS Pictorial Kalamazoo, MI

1988-07-16

N/A

32nd National Convention of the USCS.

 

Other Information

USS SABLE earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A weasel-like mammal of northern Europe and Asia, related to the marten and valued for its glossy, dark fur.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named SABLE - USS Sable ID-3659 and USS Sable IX-81.

 

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