MANCHURIA ID 1633

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
Keel Laid 3 September 1902
Launched 2 November 1903 as MINNEKAHDA
Operated by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Acquired by U.S. Navy 10 April 1918 renamed


1. USS MANCHURIA ID-1633
Commissioned 25 April 1918 - Decommissioned 11 September 1919
Returned to the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 1919


2. PRESIDENT JOHNSON (Merchant Service)
Sold 8 November 1928 to the Dollar Steamship Lines and renamed
Acquired by Maritime Commission 26 October 1938


3. USAT PRESIDENT JOHNSON
Acquired by U.S. Army 29 November 1941
Transferred to Maritime Commission 26 April 1946


4. TAGUS (Commercial Service)
Sold 1946 to the Tagua Navigational Co. of Panama City, Panama and renamed


5. SANTA CRUZ (Commercial Service)
Sold 1947 to the Tronsmar Navigation Co. of Portugal and renamed

Scrapped 12 January 1962

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Manchuria Covers Page 1     (1918-19)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established August 19 1918 - Disestablished September 11 1919

 

Locy Type 2rz

1919-05-21

Postcard. From the Jay Milewski collection.

 

USPO Machine Postmark New York, NY

1919-03-24

YMCA "Returning Home" card.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A region northeast of China from which in 1644 the Mongolian race conquered China and established a dynasty

 

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