LEOPARD IX 122

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 5 1943 as WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD by Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, LA Renamed LEOPARD on October 27 1943 Launched November 15 1943 Acquired by U.S. Navy December 24 1943 USS LEOPARD IX-122 Commissioned December 26 1943 - Decommissioned June 21 1946 Delivered to the U.S. War Shipping Administration (WSA) for disposal Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946 WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD (U.S. War Shipping Administration) Original name restored in 1946 YANKEE FIGHTER (Commercial Service) Sold in 1948 to Tramp Shipping & Oil Transportation Corp and renamed Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1949 lists the owner as "Manning Bros. Inc." Official Number: 244758 FIGHTER (Commercial Service) Converted 1951 to a dry cargo ship and renamed Still owned by Manning Bros. Inc. CARRETO (Commercial Service) Sold in 1954 to Carreto Compania Naviera S.A. and renamed ZOE (Commercial Service) Sold in 1960 (company unknown) and renamed. Flagged Greek Struck a submerged object in July 1965 off the coast of Brazil and severely damaged Sold to Brazilian breakers in July 1965

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-12-19

Records indicate that the Leopard had postal facilities at this time, but this cover was apparently posted aboard another ship.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A large and ferocious spotted cat of southern Asia and Africa

 

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