SYLVAN ARROW ID 2150

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
Built 1918 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ for the Standard Oil Company
Requisitioned by the US Government on August 3, 1917, while still under construction
Completed and delivered to the United States Shipping Board (USSB) on January 2, 1918
Acquired by U.S. Navy July 15 1918


1. USS SYLVAN ARROW ID-2150
Commissioned July 19 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned January 21 1919


2. SYLVAN ARROW (Commercial Service)
Returned to Standard Oil Co. upon decommissioning
Sold 1931 to the Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co. Inc. of New York
Sold 1935 to the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. of New York
Sold 1941 to the Brilliant Transportation Co. S.A., Panama
Requisitioned in April 1942 by the War Shipping Administration for war purposes

Torpedoed May 20 1942 by German Submarine U-155 off Grenada
Sank May 28 1942

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

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