J E GORMAN

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 NORTH LAKE (Commercial Service)
Mutual Transit Company; Buffalo NY - May 1 1909 to February 22 1916
SS NORTH LAKE (Commercial Service)
Great Lakes Transit Corporation - February 23 1916 to 1927
SS J. E. GORMAN (Commercial Service)
Renamed in 1927 to July 1942

Conscripted in July 1942 for wartime duty
Rebuilt as an ocean-going "Marine Repair Ship", completed February 9 1943
Bareboat-chartered to the U. S. Army from April, 1943 to March, 1947.
USARS J. E. GORMAN
Commissioned September 5 1944 - Decommissioned March 20 1947
Operated for U.S. Army as a Marine Repair Ship and also as a transport
Manned with a US Coast Guard crew starting on September 5 1944
SS ADELAIDE (Commercial Service)
Sold to Panagua Steamship Co. of Panama and renamed - 1948

Arrived in Tokyo Japan for scrapping December 6 1953, scrapping began in January 1954

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1943)

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

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1916-27

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Photo of SS NORTH LAKE - 1916-1927 "Great Lakes Transit Corporation"

USPO
Machine Cancel

Mobile AL

1943-02-09

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Launching (following conversion) of USAT J. E. GORMAN. Cachet by Glen Osborn

Other Information

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