SIXAOLA ID 4525
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 1911 by Workman Clark and Co., Belfast, Ireland Acquired by U.S. Navy 19 September 1918 Caught fire and partially sunk 23 February 1919 at pier in Hoboken, NJ Decommissioned 12 June 1919 Transferred to War Department 12 June 1919 and returned to her original owners Sunk by U-159 off Colon, Panama Canal Zone 12 June 1942 |
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- USS Sixaola ID-2777 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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United Fruit Company |
1924-11-17 |
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As S.S. SIXAOLA
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United Fruit Company |
1929-01-13 |
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As S.S. SIXAOLA
Other Information
Historical Note: U-159 was sunk on 28 July 1943 in the Caribbean Sea, south of Haiti, in position 15.57N, 68.30W, by depth charges from an American Mariner aircraft (VP-32, P-1). 53 dead (all hands lost).
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