VILLALOBOS IX 145 - Revision history

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	Engines and boilers sabotaged by the Italian crew in late March / early April 1941<br/>		Engines and boilers sabotaged by the Italian crew in late March / early April 1941<br/>
	Ownership transferred to the US Maritime Commission<br/>		Ownership transferred to the US Maritime Commission<br/>
	Towed by U.S. Coast Guard cutters ~~Unalga~~ and ~~Acacia~~ to Galveston, Texas for repairs<br/><br/>		Towed by U.S. Coast Guard cutters [[UNALGA_WPG_53 \| UNALGA WPG-53]] and ACACIA WAGL-200 to Galveston, Texas for repairs<br/><br/>
	<li>'''TYPHOON''' (Tanker)</li>		<li>'''TYPHOON''' (Tanker)</li>
	Renamed mid-1941 while being repaired<br/>		Renamed mid-1941 while being repaired<br/>

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	<ol>Villalobos Class Mobile Station Tanker<br/>		<ol>Villalobos Class Mobile Station Tanker<br/>
	Built 1911<br/>		Built 1911 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA<br/>
	Launched February 4 1911 as WILLIAM F. HERRIN<br/>		Launched February 4 1911<br/><br/>
			<li>'''WILLIAM F. HERRIN''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Delivered March 20 1911 to the Associated Oil Co.<br/>		Delivered March 20 1911 to the Associated Oil Co.<br/>
	~~Renamed~~ (~~Date unknown~~) ~~COLORADO~~<br/>		Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1912-1914 editions list the owner as Associated Transportation Co.<br/>
	~~Renamed (Date unknown) TYPHOON~~<br/>		before switching to Associated Oil Co. in the 1915-1929 editions<br/>
	~~Acquired~~ by U.S. ~~Navy October 19 1943~~<br/><br/>		Official Number: 208373<br/><br/>
	<li>'''TYPHOON'''<br/>		<li>'''COLORADO''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	~~Placed in service until Commissioning~~<br/><br/>		Purchased 1928 by Società Anonima di Navigazione «Perseveranza» of Genoa and renamed<br/>
	<li>'''USS VILLALOBOS IX-145'''<br/>		Purchased 1938 by Società Anonima di Navigazione Petroleum of Genoa<br/>
	~~Renamed and~~ Commissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) ~~February 10~~ 1944<br/>		Impounded on 7 June 1940 by the US Marshall in San Juan, Puerto Rico due to a pending lawsuit<br/>
	Decommissioned February 16 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Interned on 10 June 1940 by the US Government after Italy entered WWII<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register February 26 1946<br/>		Engines and boilers sabotaged by the Italian crew in late March / early April 1941<br/>
	~~Transferred to Italy March 16 1948~~<br/>		Ownership transferred to the US Maritime Commission<br/>
	~~Operated by~~ Petroleum Society and Navigation Co. Genoa, Italy<br/><br/>		Towed by U.S. Coast Guard cutters Unalga and Acacia to Galveston, Texas for repairs<br/><br/>
	~~Fate unknown~~		<li>'''TYPHOON''' (Tanker)</li>
			Renamed mid-1941 while being repaired<br/>
			Registered under the Panamanian flag and placed under the management of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey<br/>
			Acquired by U.S. Navy October 19 1943 from the Maritime Commission's War Shipping Administration<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USS VILLALOBOS IX-145'''</li>
			Officially renamed 3 November 1943 but continued to be referred to as TYPHOON for some time<br/>
			Placed in service February 10 1944 as a "mobile station tanker" (i.e., a tanker to be used as a mobile fuel depot at remote naval bases)<br/><br/>
			Commissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) October 1944<br/>
			Decommissioned February 16 1946<br/>
			Struck from Naval Register February 26 1946<br/><br/>
			Returned to her Italian owners Maritime Petroleum Society and Navigation Co., Genoa, Italy on August 31 1948
			but likely never used for commercial service again<br/><br/>
			Possibly scrapped in the far east 1948-49
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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	'''NAMESAKE''' - Ruy Lopez de Villalobos<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Ruy Lopez de Villalobos<br/>
	Villalobos was a 16th century Spanish navigator and explorer, and was given command of a force sent out by the Viceroy of Mexico to explore unknown islands in the southern seas of the Pacific. On November 1 1542, Villalobos departed Mexico with five ships. In the course of his voyages, he discovered the Palaus, or the Western Caroline islands; and navigated the Philippine Archipelago, discovering them and naming them in honor of the reigning Spanish monarch, King Philip II. In 1546, the intrepid explorer died at Ambon, in what is now Indonesia		Villalobos was a 16th century Spanish navigator and explorer, and was given command of a force sent out by the Viceroy of Mexico to explore unknown islands in the southern seas of the Pacific. On November 1 1542, Villalobos departed Mexico with five ships. In the course of his voyages, he discovered the Palaus, or the Western Caroline islands; and navigated the Philippine Archipelago, discovering them and naming them in honor of the reigning Spanish monarch, King Philip II. In 1546, the intrepid explorer died at Ambon, in what is now Indonesia
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			<h3>Additional Naming History Sources</h3>
			[https://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2016/03/colorado.html Con la pelle appesa a un chiodo] March 3 2016 blog post
			provides an excellent history of the ship. It is in Italian but Google Translate does a good job.
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	~~NO VILLALOBOS POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>2z
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1945-04-27
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	~~DATE TO~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Villalobos_IX145_19450427_1a_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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<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>Villalobos Class Mobile Station Tanker<br/>
Built 1911<br/>
Launched February 4 1911 as WILLIAM F. HERRIN<br/>
Delivered March 20 1911 to the Associated Oil Co.<br/>
Renamed (Date unknown) COLORADO<br/>
Renamed (Date unknown) TYPHOON<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 19 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''TYPHOON'''<br/>
Placed in service until Commissioning<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS VILLALOBOS IX-145'''<br/>
Renamed and Commissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) February 10 1944<br/>
Decommissioned February 16 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 26 1946<br/>
Transferred to Italy March 16 1948<br/>
Operated by Petroleum Society and Navigation Co. Genoa, Italy<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
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<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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
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<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="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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NO VILLALOBOS POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
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DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
TYPHOON received three battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Ruy Lopez de Villalobos<br/>
Villalobos was a 16th century Spanish navigator and explorer, and was given command of a force sent out by the Viceroy of Mexico to explore unknown islands in the southern seas of the Pacific. On November 1 1542, Villalobos departed Mexico with five ships. In the course of his voyages, he discovered the Palaus, or the Western Caroline islands; and navigated the Philippine Archipelago, discovering them and naming them in honor of the reigning Spanish monarch, King Philip II. In 1546, the intrepid explorer died at Ambon, in what is now Indonesia



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