AZTEC SP 590

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.

Yacht
Built 1902
Acquired U.S. Navy June 29 1917


1. USS AZTEC SP-590
   Commissioned June 30 1917 - Decommissioned March 15 1919
   Returned to owner August 7 1919
   Sold to a Canadian owner 1940
   Taken over by Royal Canadian Navy May 28 1940
   
   
2. HMCS BEAVER S-10 (Canadian Naval Service)
   Commissioned April 1 1941
   
   
3. HMCS BEAVER Z-10 (Canadian Naval Service)
   Reclassified Z-10
   Decommissioned October 17 1944
   
   Declared surplus July 13 1945 by Royal Canadian Navy
   Sold January 7 1946 to Mr. Wentworth N. MaeDonald, Sydney, Nova Scotia
   
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

AZTEC

NAMESAKE - Named for the Mexican Indian tribe who, in the 15th and early 16th centuries, ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico

BEAVER

NAMESAKE - Named for the semi-aquatic rodents native to North America and Europe

 

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