MINK IX 123

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 20 1943 as JUDAH TOURO
Renamed October 27 1943
Launched December 4 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy January 8 1944


1. USS MINK IX-123
   Commissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) January 9 1944
   Decommissioned June 26 1946
   Laid up June 27 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall Group
   Name restored to JUDAH TOURO
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 19 1946
   Sold January 23 1951 to Orion Shipping and Trading Corp.
   Sold April 13 1951 to Cape Horn Shipping Corp. Savannah, GA
   
   
2. SEAVALOR (Commercial Service)
   Sold September 1952 to Isla Verde Compania Naviera S. A. reflagged Panama and renamed
   
   
3. APUKIA (Commercial Service)
   Renamed (Date unknown)
   
   
4. ELENI V (Commercial Service)
   Renamed (Date unknown)
   
   Scrapped September 1967 at Sakaide, Japan

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946)

 

Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z

1945-07-11

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-05-21

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Other Information

MINK earned three battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - A mammal found in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, valued for its lustrous fur

 

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