GARGOYLE ID 1656
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.
- Tanker
- USS GARGOYLE ID-1656 Commissioned August 8 1917 - Decommissioned May 22 1918
Built 1903 as PENNOIL
Sold in 1914 and renamed GARGOYLE
Acquired U.S. Navy 1917
Returned to her owner The Vacuum Oil Co. 1918 and, presumably, kept name of GARGOYLE
Sold in 1920 and renamed OSWEGO
Sold in 1924 and renamed QUEEN MAEVE
Sold in 1931 renamed PETROIL
Sold in 1933 and again in 1947. No change in name
Sold in 1952 and renamed ZENOBIA MARTINI
Scrapped in 1961
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Postmarks
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Other Information
Named for a waterspout, often carved grotesquely, projecting at the upper part of a building, usually from the roof gutter.
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