PALOMAS IX 91

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.

Miscellaneous Unclassified-Schooner Built in 1922 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, DE GOODWILL (Private Yacht) First appears in the 1925 edition of Lloyd's Register of Yachts with owner listed as Keith Spalding Official Number: 222692 Spalding still listed as owner in the 1939 edition Acquired by the US Navy 12 September 1942 GOODWILL (Steel-hulled Schooner) Placed in service 2 October 1942 PALOMAS IX-91 Renamed & Designated 5 October 1942 Placed out of service 10 August 1946 Struck from the Naval Register 25 September 1946 Transferred to MARCOM 3 March 1947 for disposal GOODWILL (Private Yacht) Registered in 1947 by Morgan Adams, Jr., Beverly Hills, CA. as yacht Goodwill Registered in 1952 by Ralph E. Larrabee, Newport Beach, CA. as yacht Goodwill Out of documentation in 1965. Final Disposition, stranded, 25 May 1969, in international waters somewhere along the infamous Sacramento Reef off the Coast of Mexico and ultimately abandoned

 

Naval Covers

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1. Palomas IX-91 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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

1946-03-20

The ship had no postal facilities, so this postmark was applied either aboard another ship or ashore.

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - A river in New Mexico. A Spanish word for doves.

 

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