KANGAROO IX 121 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

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updated ship names section

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	Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker<br/>		Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker<br/>
	Keel Laid 28 September 1943 as ~~'''~~SS ~~Paul Tulane'''~~<br/>		Keel Laid 28 September 1943 as SS PAUL TULANE under U.S. Maritime Commission contract<br/>
	Renamed ~~'''~~SS ~~Kangaroo'''~~ 27 October 1943<br/>		Renamed SS KANGAROO 27 October 1943<br/>
	Launched 6 November 1943 - Acquired by the Navy 17 December 1943<br/><br/>		Launched 6 November 1943<br/>
	<li>'''USS KANGAROO IX-121'''<br/>Commissioned 20 December 1943 - Decommissioned 13 May 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Acquired by the Navy 17 December 1943<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USS KANGAROO IX-121'''</li>
			Commissioned 20 December 1943 - Decommissioned 13 May 1946<br/>
	Struck from the Naval Register 14 May 1946<br/>		Struck from the Naval Register 14 May 1946<br/>
	Delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) 14 May 1946 for disposal<br/>		Delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) 14 May 1946 for disposal<br/><br/>
	~~Merchant~~ Service<br/>		<li>'''PAUL TULANE''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold 3 May 1948, to Federal Motorship Corp., renamed ~~'''SS Mostank'''~~<br/>		Ownership retained by WSA. Unknown if operated commercially before being sold<br/><br/>
	Sold in 1950 to a Norwegian owner~~, reflagged Norway~~<br/>		<li>'''MOSTANK''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold in December 1954 to Seaforth S.S. Corp, renamed '''~~SS Seabrave~~'''~~, reflagged Panamanian~~<br/>		Sold 3 May 1948 to Federal Motorship Corp. and renamed<br/>
	Converted to a dry cargo carrier in 1954 at Schiedam (Netherlands), ~~renamed~~ '''~~SS Niborio~~'''<br/>		Official Number: 244681<br/>
	Sold in ~~1967 to Greece owners,~~ renamed '''~~SS Andros Seafarer~~'''<br/>		Sold in 1950 to a Norwegian owner<br/><br/>
	Sold in March 1963, renamed ~~'''SS San Pablo'''~~<br/>		<li>'''SEABRAVE''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	~~Final Disposition~~, ~~scrapped~~ March 1969 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan		Sold in December 1954 to Seaforth S.S. Corp and renamed<br/><br/>
			<li>'''NIBORIO''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Converted to a dry cargo carrier in 1954 at Schiedam (Netherlands) and renamed<br/>
			Owner listed in <i>Lloyd's Register of Shipping</i> as "Isla Navarino Cia. Naviera, S.A."<br/><br/>
			<li>'''ANDROS SEAFARER''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Sold in 1957 and renamed<br/>
			Owner listed in <i>Lloyd's Register of Shipping</i> as "Transmarine Navigation Inc."<br/><br/>
			<li>'''SAN PABLO''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Sold in March 1963 to Caroline Navigation, Inc., Panama and renamed<br/>
			Sold in 1966 to Narrows Navigation, Inc.<br/><br/>
			Scrapped March 1969 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

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	~~POSTMARK TYPE~~		Locy Type 2z
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	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		1945-10-20
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	[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JohnGermann_Kangaroo_IX121_19451020_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	~~N/A~~
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	~~Note:~~		The ship had no postal facilities; the letter was sent either from another ship or from ashore.
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	'''NAMESAKE''' - Any of a family of herbivorous, leaping, marsupial mammals of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Any of a family of herbivorous, leaping, marsupial mammals of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands.<br/><br/>
	The ships sponsor was Mrs. Rufus C. Harris.<br/><br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Rufus C. Harris.<br/><br/>
	There ~~has~~ been two ships of the US Navy that have borne the name KANGAROO - USS Kangaroo SP-1284 and USS Kangaroo IX-121.		There have been two ships of the US Navy that have borne the name KANGAROO - USS Kangaroo SP-1284 and USS Kangaroo IX-121.
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GregCiesielski: created ships page for Kangaroo IX-121

2017-12-08T02:14:09Z

created ships page for Kangaroo IX-121

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>
Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker<br/>
Keel Laid 28 September 1943 as '''SS Paul Tulane'''<br/>
Renamed '''SS Kangaroo''' 27 October 1943<br/>
Launched 6 November 1943 - Acquired by the Navy 17 December 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS KANGAROO IX-121'''<br/>Commissioned 20 December 1943 - Decommissioned 13 May 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register 14 May 1946<br/>
Delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) 14 May 1946 for disposal<br/>
Merchant Service<br/>
Sold 3 May 1948, to Federal Motorship Corp., renamed '''SS Mostank'''<br/>
Sold in 1950 to a Norwegian owner, reflagged Norway<br/>
Sold in December 1954 to Seaforth S.S. Corp, renamed '''SS Seabrave''', reflagged Panamanian<br/>
Converted to a dry cargo carrier in 1954 at Schiedam (Netherlands), renamed '''SS Niborio'''<br/>
Sold in 1967 to Greece owners, renamed '''SS Andros Seafarer'''<br/>
Sold in March 1963, renamed '''SS San Pablo'''<br/>
Final Disposition, scrapped March 1969 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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[[Image:Kangaroo_IX121_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>USS Kangaroo IX-121 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set,
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of
earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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POSTMARK TYPE
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POSTMARK DATE
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[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS KANGAROO earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Any of a family of herbivorous, leaping, marsupial mammals of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Rufus C. Harris.<br/><br/>
There has been two ships of the US Navy that have borne the name KANGAROO - USS Kangaroo SP-1284 and USS Kangaroo IX-121.



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