TALAMANCA AF 15
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.
- Mizar Class Stores Ship
- S. S. TALAMANCA (Commercial Service) Operated by the United Mail Steamship Co., New York, N.Y. (a subsidiary of the United Fruit Company)
- USS TALAMANCA AF-15 Commissioned 28 January 1942 - Decommissioned 29 November 1945
- S. S. TALAMANCA (Commercial Service) Returned to United Fruit Co. 1946
- S. S. SULACO (Commercial Service) Sold 1959 to Elder & Fyffes and renamed
Built 1931 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA as Passenger/Freighter Liner and Fruit Cargo Carrier
Acquired by U.S. Navy 16 December 1941
Struck from Naval Register 19 December 1945
Scrapped 1965
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Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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United Fruit Company |
1938-01-18 |
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As S.S. TALAMANCA
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Locy Type |
1944-01-24 |
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Notes: The month is not legible in the postmark. January is a default guess.
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Locy Type |
1944-09-01 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
Other Information
USS TALAMANCA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Former name retained
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