MAJABA IX 102

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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.

    Built as "SS Meriden" July 1919
    Acquired by the E. K. Wood Lumber Co., in 1923, renamed "SS El Capitan"
    Acquired and renamed by the US Navy April 23 1942

  1. USS MAJABA AG 43
    Commissioned April 23 1942 - Decommissioned July 1 1943

  2. MAJABA IX 102
    Placed in service July 1 1943 at Florida Island, Solomons, serving as a floating quarters and material storage ship
    Placed out of service March 14 1946 and towed to the Philippines

    Struck from the Naval Register March 28 1946
    Return to the E. K. Wood Lumber Co., renamed "SS El Capitan"

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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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Ship had no postal facilities


 

Locy Type 7z*

1944-09-28

N/A

IX 102. Censored Sailors Mail.

 

Other Information

USS MAJABA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An island of the Philippines.

 


 

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