SIBONEY TT 2999

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 Keel Laid 1916 Launched August 15 1917 as ORIENTE Renamed February 28 1918 Acquired by U.S. Navy April 8 1918 USS SIBONEY ID-2999 Commissioned April 8 1918 - Decommissioned September 10 1919 Returned to the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co. September 10 1919 Acquired by U.S. Army June 1941 USAT SIBONEY Commissioned 1941 USAHS CHARLES A. STAFFORD Converted to Army Hospital Ship 1944 and renamed Transferred 1948 to Maritime Commission for disposal Sold January 22 1957 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1918)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2rz

1918-11-23

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Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-44

1919-05-17

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A town near Santiago, Cuba, where United States troops landed during the Spanish-American War

 

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