SIGNAL IX 142

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.

Tanker
Built 1916 by the New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, NJ


1. STANDARD ARROW (Commercial Service)
Owned and operated by the Standard Transportation Company of New York City (Standard Oil Company)
Acquired by U.S. Navy under a bareboat charter on August 22 1917


2. USS STANDARD ARROW ID-1532
Commissioned August 22 1917
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned January 29 1919


3. STANDARD ARROW (Commercial Service)
Returned February 13 1919 to the Standard Transportation Co. New York
Reacquired by U.S. Navy April 4 1944 designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) and renamed


4. USS SIGNAL IX-142
Commissioned April 4 1944 - Decommissioned February 20 1946
Struck from Naval Register March 12 1946


5. STANDARD ARROW (Commercial Service)
Returned to the Standard Transportation Co. New York

Scrapped 1947

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z

1945-08-19

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

 

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