BLACK ARROW ID 1534

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
Built in 1904 by Bremer-Vulcan Werke Vegesack, Germany


1. RHAETIA (Passenger-Cargo Ship)
Operated by German Hamburg-America


2. USAT BLACK HAWK
Seized by U.S. Government April 1917 and renamed


3. USAT BLACK ARROW
Renamed (Date unknown)


4. USS BLACK ARROW ID-3919
Commissioned January 27 1919 - Decommissioned August 19 1919
Originally given the registry ID # 1534 but the record of this action was apparently misplaced and thus assigned ID-3919
Returned to United States Shipping Board 1919
Laid up in the Passaic River, New Jersey


5. USS BLACK ARROW ID-1534
Even though no longer in the U.S. Navy, her hull number was corrected in navy records back to 1534 on April 3, 1922

Sold 1924 to H. L. Crawford & Co for dismantling by their newly created American Ship Breaking Company

 

Naval Covers

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1. ID-3919 Covers Page 1     (1919)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Military Post Office Soldiers Mail Hoboken, NJ

(1919)

No postmarks have been reported for this ship.

 

Other Information

 

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