TOPILA ID 3001

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.

Tanker
Built 1913 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA
Launched June 12 1913


1. TOPILA (Commercial Service)
Owned and operated by the East Coast Oil Co. (Southern Pacific Co.)
Acquired by U.S. Navy July 14 1917


2. USS TOPILA ID-3001
Commissioned September 8 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned June 24 1918


3. TOPILA (Commercial Service)
Returned to the Southern Pacific Co. 1918
Ownership changed to Richfield Oil Company of California between 1929 and 1933
Official Number: 211469


4. JORGE S (Commercial Service) (alt: JORGÉ S)
Sold 17 June 1747 to Constantinos Konialidis and renamed

Scrapped in 1950 at Baltimore, MD.

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Additional Naming History Sources

Shipscribe has a good write-up on the ship's history

 

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