MUNARGO AP 20

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.

Keel Laid September 30 1920
Launched September 17 1921 as MUNARGO
Acquired by U.S. Army from The United Fruit Co. 1941
Acquired by U.S. Navy from U.S. Army June 6 1941


1. USS MUNARGO AP-20
   Commissioned June 4 1941 - Decommissioned October 18 1943
   Returned to War Department
   
   Struck from Naval Register and converted to U.S. Army Hospital Ship
   
   
2. USAHS THISTLE
   Commissioned 1944 - Decommissioned March 1946
   Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet
   
   Scrapped 1957

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942-43)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Purser's Mark Posted On The High Seas

c1930

Note: U.S.M.S. (United States Merchant Ship?)

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Locy Type FDPS 9fw

1941-07-01

First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-11-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1942-09-05

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9v

1943-07-10 to 1943-07-25

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet Clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Former name retained

 

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