MARTHA WASHINGTON ID 3019

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.

Troop Transport
Built in 1907 by Russell and Co., Port Glasgow, Scotland
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as an Austrian passenger steamer
Launched 1908


1. MARTHA WASHINGTON (Passenger Liner)
Owned by Austro-American Line (formal name: Unione Austriaca di Navigazione)
Interned by U.S. Government April 1914
Assigned to Army Quartermaster Corps April 1917


2. USAT MARTHA WASHINGTON
Commissioned April 6 1917
Acquired by the U.S. Navy November 1917


3. USS MARTHA WASHINGTON ID-3019
Commissioned January 1918 - Decommissioned November 1919
Transferred to the United States Shipping Board (USSB)


4. MARTHA WASHINGTON (Commercial Service)
Sold 1922 to Cosulich Line (formal name: Cosulich Società Triestina di Navigazione)


5. TEL AVIV (Commercial Service)
Renamed 1932 after Cosulich Line merged with other companies to form the Italian Line

Scrapped 1934

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1919)

 

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 3

1919-09-11 to 1919-09-11

Sailor's Mail

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Marth Custis Washington, First Lady of The United States...Former name retained

 

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