CARONDELET IX 136

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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.

    Mobile Floating Storage Tanker
    Built in 1921 as SS Brennero in Italy
    Seized in 1941 at New York by MARCOM under an Ex. Order dated 6 June 1941
    Placed under Panamanian registry, renamed SS Gold Heels
    Assigned to Keystone Shipping Co. under GAA agreement 2 February 1942
    Transferred to the US Navy from the WSA 24 February 1944

  1. USS CARONDELET IX-136
    Commissioned 4 April 1944 - Decommissioned 25 February 1946

    Struck from the Naval Register 12 March 1946
    Returned to the WSA 25 February 1946
    Returned to Italian Government per Ex. Order 9935 signed by Pres. Truman 16 March 1948
    Final Disposition (Fate Unknown)

Naval Covers

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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.

  1. USS Carondelet IX-136 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

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Killer Bar Text

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Locy Type
2z*

1944-04-04

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - Carondelet, formerly a separate village in St. Louis County, Mo., is now a part of the city of St. Louis.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name CARONDELET - USS Carondelet (1861 Gunboat) and USS Carondelet IX-136.

 


 

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