SANTA CLARA ID 4523

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.

Santa Cecilia Class Freighter
Built 1913 by William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA


1. SS SANTA CLARA (Commercial Service)
Owned and operated by Atlantic & Pacific Steamship Co (W.R. Grace & Co, Mgrs)
Chartered by U.S. Army October 28 1917
Acquired by U.S. Navy September 17 1918


2. USS SANTA CLARA ID-4523
Commissioned October 12 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned August 19 1919


3. SS SANTA CLARA (Commercial Service)
Returned to the Atlantic & Pacific Steamship Co


4. COLUMBIAN (Commercial Service)
Acquired by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. 1925 and renamed


5. KAPITAN SMIRNOV (Commercial Service)
Transferred to the Soviet Union 1945 under Lend Lease and renamed
Assigned to the Far East State Sea Shipping Co.
Removed from the active roster May 17 1963
Assigned to the Ministry of Fisheries as a refrigerated fish warehouse in Sakhalin

Scrapped 1971

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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