CHENG-HO IX 52

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.

Chinese Motorized Junk / Yacht Built 1939 CHENG-HO IX-52 Acquired by US Navy and placed In Service as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) July 23 1941 Out of Service (Date unknown) Struck from Naval Register February 25 1946 Turned over to War Shipping Administration for disposal Sold to the Cheng-Ho Trading and Exploring Co. (date unknown) Last known sighting was in 1990, as a derelict pulled up onto a beach of the harbor at Papeete, Tahiti Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1941)

 

Postmarks

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

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Ship had no post office

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

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Other Information

CHENG-HO earned one battle star for WWII Service
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (Pearl Harbor) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE...Former name retained

 

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