SIALIA SP 543

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.

Patrol Yacht
Built 1914
Sold to Henry Ford 1917
Acquired U.S. Navy June 10 1917


1. USS SIALIA SP-543
   Commissioned June 30 1917 - Decommissioned June 11 1919
   
   
2. US&CGS SIALIA
   Transferred to The Coast & Geodetic Survey October 6 1919
   Returned to U.S. Navy custody February 6 1920 after numerous breakdowns
   
   
3. YANKEE CLIPPER (Private Yacht)
   Sold April 13 1920 to original owner John K. Stewart and renamed
   Repowered, rebuilt, and lengthened by The American Ship Building Co. 1925
   Sold 1927 to A. N. Andrews Investment Corp. New York, NY
   Sold 1935 to Evan Jones, New York
   Sold 1937 to Eleanor V. Andrews Greenwich, CT
   Sold 1939 to Milton C. Jackson Philadelphia, PA
   Sold again 1939 to Clipper Lines Inc. Philadelphia (Milton C. Jackson, Treasurer)
   
   
4. USS CORAL PYc-15
   Reacquired U.S. Navy November 25 1940 classified Coastal Patrol Yacht (PYc) and renamed
   Commissioned February 27 1941 - Decommissioned August 12 1943
   Recommissioned August 27 1943 - Decommissioned September 10 1943
   
   Sold July 15 1947 and presumed scrapped

 

Naval Covers

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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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Other Information

CORAL
Named for a stony mass formed from the skeletons of various sea animals, the basic formation of many tropical islands, reefs, and atolls

 

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