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.

Schooner Built in 1927 at Friedr Krupp Germainawerft A.G., Kiel, Germany CRESSIDA (Private Yacht) Brought to the US in 1928, Owner, Herman Oelrichs, of New York City Ownership transferred in 1930 to Albert E. Pierce, New York City, issued Official Number 227397 Ownership transferred in 1932 to Pierce Investment Co., DE. but not listed in Lloyd's Register of Yachts until 1937 edition CRIMPER (Private Yacht) Ownership transferred in 1938 to George Vanderbilt and renamed PIONEER (Private Yacht) Name changed again in 1938 Acquired by the Navy 27 July 1942 as PIONEER EL CANO IX-79 Placed in Service 17 August 1942 and renamed Placed out of service (Date Unknown) Struck from the Naval Register 24 October 1945 PIONEER (Private Yacht) Returned to George Vanderbilt (Date Unknown) Sold 25 July 1962 to Leeward Trading Co. Miami, FL YANKEE CLIPPER (Commercial Service) Sold in 1964 to Windjammer Cruises Co. and renamed Operated in the Caribbean until 2007 when the company went out of business, laid up at Trinidad for sale Broken up at Trinidad in January 2017

 

Naval Covers

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1. El Cano IX-79 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 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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