MAUI ID 1514
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
- MAUI (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by Matson Navigation Co.
- USS MAUI ID-1514 Commissioned March 6 1918 - Decommissioned September 8 1919
- MAUI (Commercial Service) Operated by Matson Lines
- USAT MAUI Operated as Troop Transport by U.S. Army
- MAUI (Commercial Service) Transferred to Maritime Administration 1945
Built 1917 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA
Official Number: 214861
Acquired U.S. Navy March 6 1918
Returned to owner 1919
Acquired by U.S. Army 1942
Scrapped 1948
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- Covers Page 1 (1932)
Postmarks
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Military Post |
1919-03-23 |
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A "coming home" card. The doughboy, having been through a "big storm," cited the ship as a "small steamer" and even cited its dimensions! The ship had no postal facilities.
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USPO Machine |
1932-12-06 |
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As S. S. MAUI
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for an island in the south-central Hawaiian group named for the chief mythological hero of the Polynesians
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