EL ORIENTE Troop Transport

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.

Freighter
Built 1910 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA


1. EL ORIENTE (Commercial Service)
Delivered 24 October 1910 to the Morgan Line, a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Company
Acquired U.S. Navy July 29 1918


2. USS EL ORIENTE ID-4504
Commissioned July 29 1918 - Decommissioned September 15 1919


3. EL ORIENTE (Commercial Service)
Returned to the Southern Pacific Co./Atlantic Steamship Lines
Requisitioned by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in 1941 and used as a cargo ship


4. HENRY DUNANT (Cargo Ship)
Chartered 28 September 1944 by the International Committee of the Red Cross, reflagged Swiss, and renamed


5. EL ORIENTE (Commercial Service)
Returned to MARCOM, renamed, and entered the James River Reserve Fleet on 7 November 1945

Sold for scrap on 3 July 1946 and scrapped in 1947

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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