LAKE CHAMPLAIN No 1791

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.

Freighter Built 1917 as WAR CHANT Acquired by the US Navy 19 January 1918 USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN ID-1791 Commissioned 24 January 1918 - Decommissioned 20 March 1919 NIPPONIER (Commercial Service) Sold in 1920 to Lloyd Royal Belge Societe of Brussels, Belgium, renamed FRUITHANDEL (Commercial Service) Sold in 1925 to Armement Gylsen S.S. of Antwerp, Belgium, renamed MEISEI MARU (Commercial Service) Sold in 1927 to Hiyoshi Kaiun KK of Amagasaki, Japan, renamed Torpedoed and sunk 11 June 1945 by USS Flying Fish SS-229 off of Rashin, Korea

Naval Covers

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1. USS Lake Champlain ID. 1791 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Canal Zone Duplex Gatun CZ

1919-04-16

N/A

Censored. Incoming mail to LtCmdr of USS Lake Champlain. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A lake in the State of New York which was the scene of Commodore Thomas McDonough's victory 11 September 1814 over a larger and more heavily armed British squadron in the War of 1812.

 

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