CHESTNUT HILL SP 2526

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.

Chestnut Hill Class Tanker
Built 1917 as DESDEMONA by the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co., Gloucester City, NJ
Name changed to CHESTNUT HILL before completion
Completed in February 1918
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 14 1918


1. USS CHESTNUT HILL ID-2526
Commissioned March 14 1918 - Decommissioned September 3 1919
Returned to United States Shipping Board 1919


2. CHESTNUT HILL (Commercial Service)
Ownership retained by the USSB. Unknown which company operated the ship under contract.
Official Number: 215976


3. CALICHE (Commercial Service)
Renamed 1927


4. DONBASS (Soviet Union Naval Service)
Transferred to The Soviet Union 1943


5. CALICHE (Tanker)
Returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) in March 1944 and renamed
Transferred in October 1944 to the Navy Department

Sunk 1947 as a target

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A residential section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

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