SOUTH BEND ID 4019

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.

Freighter Built 1919 as M. E. LUCKENBACH by Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, PA for the Luckenbach Steamship Co. of New York Taken over by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) prior to launching and renamed SOUTH BEND Launched 29 October 1918 Acquired by U.S. Navy March 7 1919 USS SOUTH BEND ID-4019 Commissioned March 7 1919 - Decommissioned September 1 1919 USAT SOUTH BEND Transferred to the War Department 1919 Returned to the USSB in August 1920 and laid up in the reserve fleet J. L. LUCKENBACH (Commercial Service) Returned to the Luckenbach Steamship Co. 1922 and renamed SAN FRANCISCO (Commercial Service) Sold in 1948 to the Republic Steamship Corp. of Panama and renamed DIPONEGORO (Commercial Service) Sold in 1951 to Djakarta Lloyn and renamed DJAKARTA RAYA (Commercial Service) Renamed in 1952 Scrapped in 1959 at Hong Kong

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Manuscript Ships Name APO 702 Paris, France

1919-06-02

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American Red Cross stationary, censored Officer's Mail.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of South Bend, Indiana

 

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