EL CANO IX 79
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.
Built in 1927 at Friedr Krupp Germainawerft A.G., Kiel, Germany Ownership transferred in 1930 to Albert E. Pierce, New York City, issued Official Number 227397 Ownership transferred in 1932 to Pierce Investment Co., DE. but not listed in Lloyd's Register of Yachts until 1937 edition Acquired by the Navy 27 July 1942 as PIONEER Placed out of service (Date Unknown) Struck from the Naval Register 24 October 1945 Sold 25 July 1962 to Leeward Trading Co. Miami, FL Operated in the Caribbean until 2007 when the company went out of business, laid up at Trinidad for sale Broken up at Trinidad in January 2017 |
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Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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Postmark Date |
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO |
1942-11-04 |
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The ship had no postal facilities.
Other Information
EL CANO earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named in honor of USS Elcano PG-38
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