CLIFTON IX 184
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.
Built 1913 as SS DILWORTH, an Emergency Fleet Corporation design 1047 tanker at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Alameda, CA Assigned Registry Number (ID-4631) by U.S. Navy Official Number: 219462 Sold to Pennsylvania Shipping Company sometime between 1929 and 1933 By 1938, owner listed as Paco Tankers Inc (Pennsylvania Shipping Co. Mgrs) Operated under charter by Keystone Shipping Co. April 21 1942, for the War Shipping Administration Acquired by U.S. Navy from the War Shipping Administration May 31 1945 Decommissioned Jaunary 14 1946 Returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal Struck from Naval Register March 12 1946 Sold January 28 1947 to Pinto Island Metal Co. for scrap |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1945)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1945-08-15 |
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Registered. Date of mailing on the reverse. The ship had no postal facilities.
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
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