IMPERATOR TT 9386

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.

Transport
Built 1910 as a passenger liner


1. SS IMPERATOR (Commercial Service)
   Operated by Hamburg America Line of Germany
   
   Acquired by U.S. Navy May 5 1919
   
   
2. USS IMPERATOR ID-4080
   Commissioned May 5 1919 - Decommissioned November 24 1919
   
   
3. RMS BERENGARIA (Commercial Service)
   Transferred to the British Ministry of Shipping 1919 for North Atlantic passenger trade
   
   Suffered electrical fires beginning mid-1930s
   Withdrawn from service 1938
   Scrapped 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Imperator ID-4080 Covers Page 1     (1919)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established May 6 1919 - Disestablished November 24 1919

 

Military Post Office Soldiers Mail Hoboken NJ

1919-06-20

YMCA Card

 

USPO Machine Postmark New York, NY

1919-07-14

Ship had no postal facilities.

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RMS BERENGARIA

 

Unused

c1930

No Image

Ship's postcard

 

New York NY Registered New York U.S.A. Foreign

1929-12-13

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Other Information

 

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