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The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Mizar Class Stores Ship<br/>
<ol>Mizar Class Stores Ship<br/>
Built 1931 as Passenger/Freighter Liner and Fruit Cargo Carrier<br/>
Built 1931 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA as Passenger/Freighter Liner and Fruit Cargo Carrier<br/><br/>
Operated by the United Mail Steamship Co., New York, N.Y.<br/>
<li>'''S. S. TALAMANCA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 16 1941<br/><br/>
Operated by the United Mail Steamship Co., New York, N.Y. (a subsidiary of the [[OtherUS_United_Fruit_Company_ | United Fruit Company]])<br/>
<li>'''USS TALAMANCA AF-15'''<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy 16 December 1941<br/><br/>
Commissioned January 28 1942 - Decommissioned November 29 1945<br/><br/>  
<li>'''USS TALAMANCA AF-15'''</li>
Struck from Naval Register December 19 1945<br/>
Commissioned 28 January 1942 - Decommissioned 29 November 1945<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 19 December 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''S. S. TALAMANCA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
Returned to United Fruit Co. 1946<br/><br/>
Returned to United Fruit Co. 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''SULACO''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
<li>'''S. S. SULACO''' (Commercial Service)</li>
Sold 1959 to Elder & Fyffes and renamed<br/><br/>
Sold 1959 to Elder & Fyffes and renamed<br/><br/>
Scrapped 1965
Scrapped 1965
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<ol>
<li>[[Talamanca_AF_15_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944)</li>
<li>[[Talamanca_AF_15_Covers_Page_1 | USS Talamanca AF-15 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944)</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>
</tr></table>
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
United Fruit Company<br/>Purser's Mark
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-01-18
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett talamanca af15 19380118 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett talamanca af15 19380118.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As S.S. TALAMANCA
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-01-24
1944-01-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:Bunter_Talamanca_AF_15_19440124_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:Bunter_Talamanca_AF_15_19440124_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-09-01
1944-09-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett talamanca af15 19440901 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett talamanca af15 19440901 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
USS TALAMANCA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Former name retained
'''NAMESAKE''' - Former name retained
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 25 March 2025


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.

    Mizar Class Stores Ship
    Built 1931 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA as Passenger/Freighter Liner and Fruit Cargo Carrier

  1. S. S. TALAMANCA (Commercial Service)
    2. Operated by the United Mail Steamship Co., New York, N.Y. (a subsidiary of the United Fruit Company)
    Acquired by U.S. Navy 16 December 1941

  2. USS TALAMANCA AF-15
    3. Commissioned 28 January 1942 - Decommissioned 29 November 1945
    Struck from Naval Register 19 December 1945

  3. S. S. TALAMANCA (Commercial Service)
    4. Returned to United Fruit Co. 1946

  4. S. S. SULACO (Commercial Service)
    5. Sold 1959 to Elder & Fyffes and renamed

    Scrapped 1965

 

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  1. USS Talamanca AF-15 Covers Page 1    (1944)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image


 

United Fruit Company
Purser's Mark

1938-01-18

As S.S. TALAMANCA



 

Locy Type
3z (BTT)

1944-01-24

Notes: The month is not legible in the postmark. January is a default guess.


 

Locy Type
3z (BTT)

1944-09-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

USS TALAMANCA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Former name retained

 

 

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