CORAL PY 15

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 1914 as Steam Yacht for John K. Stewart
Sold to Henry Ford 1917
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 10 1917


1. USS SIALIA SP-543
   Commissioned June 30 1917
   Transferred to Coast & Geodetic Survey October 6 1919
   Returned to U.S. Navy February 6 1920
   
   
2. YANKEE CLIPPER
   Returned April 13 1920 to Henry Ford and renamed
   Repowered, rebuilt, and lengthened by American Ship Building Co. 1925
   Sold 1927 to A. N. Andrews Investment Corp. New York, NY
   Sold 1935 to Evan Jones, New York
   Sold 1937 to Eleanor V. Andrews, Greenwich, CT
   Sold 1939 to Milton C. Jackson, Philadelphia, PA
   Resold 1939 to Clipper Lines Inc. Philadelphia, PA
   Reacquired by U.S. Navy November 25 1940
   
   
3. USS CORAL PY-15
   Commissioned Patrol Yacht (PY) February 27 1941
   Decommissioned August 12 1943
   Recommissioned August 27 1943 - Decommissioned September 10 1943
   Used for target practice 1944
   
   Sold July 15 1947 and presumed scrapped

 

Naval Covers

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1. Sialia Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
2. Coral Covers Page 1     (1941)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post office established July 29 1918 - Disestablished June 11 1919

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

Note:

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Post office established October 1 1941 - Disestablished August 1 1943

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Oct 1, 1941

1941-10-01

As CORAL PY-15
First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-12-06

As CORAL PY-15
First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-01-15

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Other Information

SIALIA

NAMESAKE - Former name retained

CORAL

NAMESAKE - A stony mass formed from the skeletons of various sea animals, the basic formation of many tropical islands, reefs, and atolls

 

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