EL CANO IX 79

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.

Foretopsail Schooner Built in 1927 as the Schooner CRESSIDA Brought to the US in 1928, issued Official Number 227397, Owner, Herman Oelrichs, of New York City Ownership transferred in 1930 to Albert E. Pierce, New York City Ownership transferred in 1932 to Pierce Investment Co., DE. Ownership transferred in 1938 to George Vanderbilt, renamed CRIMPER Name changed to PIONEER in 1939 Acquired by the Navy 27 July 1942 as PIONEER Renamed EL CANO 17 August 1942 EL CANO IX-79 Placed in Service 17 August 1942 Placed out of service (Date Unknown) Struck from the Naval Register 24 October 1945 Returned to George Vanderbilt (Date Unknown) Sold 25 July 1962 to Leeward Trading Co. Miami, FL Renamed YANKEE CLIPPER (Date Unknown) Current Disposition, for sale, laid up in Trinidad

Naval Covers

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1. El Cano IX-79 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO 4-bar Postmark San Diego, CA Section Base NBranch

1942-11-04

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of USS Elcano PG-38

 

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