BLACK DOUGLAS PYc 45

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.

Coastal Patrol Yacht Keel Laid 22 November 1929 as 3-masted Staysail Auxiliary Schooner Grenadier Renamed Black Douglas prior to completion Launched 9 June 1930 - Delivered 29 July 1930 Sold to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in September 1941 Acquired by the Navy in 1942 and classified as a Misc. Unclassified Aux. IX-55 USS BLACK DOUGLAS IX-55 Placed in service 18 April 1942 Reclassified a Coastal Patrol Yacht (PYc) 8 April 1943 USS BLACK DOUGLAS PYc-45 Commissioned 19 April 1943 - Decommissioned 20 September 1944 Returned to the Fish and Wildlife Service 4 October 1944 Struck from the Navy Register 14 October 1944 Transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries in 1960 as a research vessel Sold in 1966 to Louis Black Sold in 1972 to the George Stoll family and renamed teQuest Sold in 1982 to an investment group of investors and renamed Aquarius Renamed Aquarius W Renamed El Boughaz I by her new owner, the King Mohammed VI of Morocco Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Seattle, WA Terminal Annex

1942-07-17

As IX-55. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

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