LAKE PORT ID 2994
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.
- Cargo Ship
- USS LAKE PORT ID-2994 Commissioned January 21 1918
- DANUBIER (Commercial Service) Sold 1920 to Lloyd Royal Belge, S.A., Antwerp, Belgium and renamed
- HOUTHANDEL (Commercial Service) Sold 1925 to Armement Gylsen, S.A., Antwerp, Belgium and renamed
- KOSHIN MARU (Commercial Service) Sold 1927 to Mansei Kisen, K.K., Tokyo, Japan and renamed
- KOSIN MARU (Commercial Service) Sold 1936 to Kuribayashi Shosen, K.K., Tokyo, Japan and renamed
Built 1917 as WAR PENGUIN by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH
Launched August 11 1917 as LAKE PORT
Acquired by U.S. Navy January 5 1918
Assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned July 30 1919
Returned to United States Shipping Board 1919
Lost (Storm) December 11 1945 at Kawasaki, Japan
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Postmarks
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USPO Machine |
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Ship's name on back
Censored wartime (WWI) use
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Lake Port in Arkansas
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