ALABASTER PYc 21

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.

Coastal Patrol Yacht Built 1932 as the yacht Alamo for William F. Ladd of New York Sold in 1934 to Lucius B. Manning, President of the Cord Automobile Corp. Sold back to William F. Ladd in 1936 Renamed Rellimpa, Ranley and Ronaele Acquired by the Navy 3 January 1942 Renamed Alabaster, classified a Coastal Patrol Yacht and designated PYc-21 13 January 1942 Converted for Naval service at Philadelphia Navy Yard USS ALABASTER PYc-21 Commissioned 31 January 1942 Decommissioned 17 December 1945 at San Pedro, CA Struck from the Naval Register 21 January 1946 Transferred to the WSA and sold 9 April 1947 Sold to Col. C.S. Smith, USAR, Ret., who restored it as a private cruising yacht and renamed her Alamo Sold in 1960 to Enrique Braun of Acapulco, Mexico and renamed Fiesta II In 1982 it was sold and towed to Puerto Vallarta to be converted to a floating restaurant. It burned and sank during conversion and its wreckage is now a popular scuba diving venue.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Alabaster PYc-21 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

 

USPO Machine Postmark No. 1

1945-03-03

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A soft, translucent, white or delicately shaded form of gypsum used for vases or statuettes.

 

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