IMPERATOR TT 9386

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.

SS IMPERATOR (Commercial Service)
Operated by Hamburg America Line of Germany

Acquired by U.S. Navy May 5 1919
USS IMPERATOR ID-4080
Commissioned May 5 1919 - Decommissioned November 24 1919
RMS BERENGARIA (Commercial Service)
Transferred to the British Ministry of Shipping 1919 for North Atlantic passenger trade

Suffered electrical fires beginning mid-1930s
Withdrawn from service 1938
Scrapped 1946

Naval Covers

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USS Imperator ID-4080 Covers Page 1 (1919)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established May 6 1919 - Disestablished November 24 1919

Military Post Office
Soldiers Mail

Hoboken NJ

1919-06-20

YMCA Card

USPO
Machine Postmark

New York, NY

1919-07-14

Ship had no postal facilities.

RMS BERENGARIA

Unused

c1930

No Image

Ship's postcard

New York NY
Registered

New York U.S.A.
Foreign

1929-12-13

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Other Information

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