MONADNOCK ACM 10

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.

Monadnock Class Coastal Minelayer Built 1938 as CAVALIER Acquired by U.S. Navy May 5 1941 and converted to Coastal Minelayer (CMc) Renamed May 14 1941 USS MONADNOCK CMc-4 Commissioned December 2 1941 USS MONADNOCK CM-9 Reclassified Minelayer (CM) May 1 1942 USS MONADNOCK ACM-10 Reclassified Auxiliary Minelayer (ACM) July 10 1945 Decommissioned June 3 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946 Transferred July 27 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal KARUKARA (Commercial Service)) Sold into mercantile service to a Panamanian company 1949 and renamed MONTE De La ESPERANZA (Commercial Service) Sold 1952 to Naviera Aznar S. A. of Bilboa, Spain and renamed Operated as a Banana Boat from the Canary Islands to The United Kingdom ESPERANZA DEL MAR (Commercial Service) Sold c1972 to The Marine Institute of Spain and renamed She was equipped as a Hospital Ship operating out of the Canary Islands assisting fishing boats Sunk 2000 as an artificial reef off the coast of Spain

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942-44)

 

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 2z

1944-10-04

As CM-9
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z3

1942-06-20

As CM-9

 

Other Information

MONADNOCK earned three battle stars for her service in World War II

NAMESAKE - A mountain or rocky mass that has resisted erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area

 

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