CAP FINISTERRE ID 4051

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.

Transport
Built 1911 - Launched August 8 1911
Acquired April 11 1919


1. USS CAP FINISTERRE ID-4051
Commissioned April 11 1919 - Decommissioned November 25 1919
Allocated to Japan July 1920


2. TAIYO MARU (Japanese Registry)
Renamed 1921
Sold 1929 to Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo

SUNK (Torpedoes) by USS GRENADIER SS-210 May 8 1942

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

Military Post Office Soldiers Mail Hoboken, NJ

1919-07-13 (message date)

A YMCA "Welcome Home" card. No postmarks have been reported for this ship.

 

Other Information

CAP FINISTERRE

NAMESAKE - Former name retained, Cape Finisterre a region of Spain

TAIYO MARU

Reconnoitered the route which the Japanese Fleet took to attack Pearl Harbor reaching Honolulu November 1 1941

 

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