CAROLA IV SP 812

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.

Patrol Yacht Built 1885 by Culzean Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Maidens, South Ayrshire, Scotland Launched 15 August 1885 BLACK PEARL (Private Yacht) Originally owned by the Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery, Wilton, Wiltshire Sold November 1895 to E.B. Sheldon, Chicago ELSA (Private Yacht) Sold 1900 to Evans R Dick, Philadelphia and renamed HAIDA (Private Yacht) Sold 1902 to Max C. Fleischmann of New York and renamed COLUMBINE (Private Yacht) Renamed 1907. Unknown if Fleischmann was still the owner CAROLA IV (Private Yacht) Sold 1908 to Leonard Richards, New York City (Commodore of the Larchmont Yacht Club) and renamed Acquired by U.S. Navy June 10 1917 USS CAROLA IV SP-812 Commissioned July 7 1917 - Decommissioned December 27 1919 CAROLA IV (Private Yacht) Sold at Brest France. Lloyd's Register of Yachts 1920 - 1922 editions list owner as "A. S. Parayuels" of Spain Dropped out of Lloyd's documentation starting 1923 Scrapped 1957

 

Conflicting History Data

NavSource says the initial name was COLUMBINE followed by: HAIDA, ELSA, BLACK PEARL and CAROLA IV.

Wikipedia and the Scottish Built Ships page for Carola IV say the initial name was BLACK PEARL followed by: ELSA, HAIDA, COLUMBINE, and CAROLA IV
This sequence is supported by Lloyd's Register of Yachts

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1919)

 

Postmarks

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

 

U.S. Naval Base Duplex Postmark

1918-06-26

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

 

Other Information

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