TARAZED AF 13

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 1932 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.


1. S. S. CHIRIQUI (Passenger-Cargo Ship)
Delivered 18 March 1932 to the United Fruit Co.
Acquired by U.S. Navy from Maritime Commission 4 June 1941


2. USS TARAZED AF-13
   Commissioned 14 June 1941 - Decommissioned 4 January 1946
   Struck from Naval Register 21 January 1946
   Transferred to Maritime Commission 4 January 1946
   
   
3. S. S. CHIRIQUI (Passenger-Cargo Ship)
   Returned to United Fruit Co., named reverted
   
   
4. BLEXEN (Commercial Service)
   Sold in 1958 to Union-Partenreeders T/S, Bremen, Germany and renamed
   
   Scrapped 1971

 

Naval Covers

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1. S.S. CHIRIQUI Covers Page 1    (1932-39)
2. USS Tarazed AF-13 Covers Page 1    (1941-44)

 

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 Pursers Mark (Steamship Service)

1932-03-24

As S.S. CHIRIQUI

 

United Fruit Company Pursers Mark (Steamship Service)

1940-01-29

S. S. CHIRIQUI
First Day Cover for Washing Irving stamp. Contributed by Gary Denis.

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Post Office Established 6 August 1941 - Disestablished 4 January 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / MAIL SERVICE"

1941-08-10

First Day of Postal Service. Note: FDPS was Aug 9, 1941. The Type 3 cancel did not arrive until the next day.

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Bars Blank (unlisted)

1941-08-10

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson for the First Day of Postal Service. FDPS was Aug 9, 1941. The Type 3 cancel did not arrive until the next day.

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-05-26

Official Business

 

Locy Type 9v

1942-05-26

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1941-08-10

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson for FDPS...Posted 1 day late from actual date of 1941-08-09

 

Locy Type 9x

1941-08-10

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson for FDPS...Posted 1 day late from actual date of 1941-08-09

 

Other Information

USS TARAZED earned the American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A star in the constellation Aquila

 

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