ELK IX 115

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.

Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker Keel Laid (Date Unknown) as William Winter Launched 6 November 1943 USS ELK IX-115 Commissioned 26 November 1943 - Decommissioned 17 May 1946 Struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946 Transferred to MARCOM for disposal 20 May 1946 Merchant Service Sold 24 January 1951 to Orion Shipping and Trading Corp. renamed SS Seapearl Sold November 1952 to Montepardo Compania, Armadora S. A., Panama, renamed SS Korthi Converted to a dry cargo ship in 1954 Lengthened at Sasebo, Japan in 1956 Renamed SS Andros County in 1957 Renamed SS Kalamas in 1960 Ran aground 3 September 1960 off Cape Arago, OR., heavily damaged Final Disposition, after discharging her cargo the ship was scrapped at Oakland CA. in 1962

Naval Covers

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1. USS Elk IX-115 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7z*

1946-04-11

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A large deer of the northern forests of Europe, Asia, and America.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name ELK - USS Elk (1863 Steamer) and USS Elk IX-115.

 

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