TIVIVES ID 4521

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.

Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built 1911 by Workman, Clarke and Co., Belfast, Ireland


1. S. S. TIVIVES (Commercial Service)
Owned and operated by United Fruit Co. of New York
Acquired by U.S. Navy 5 July 1918


2. USS TIVIVES ID-4521
Commissioned 5 July 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned 25 April 1919


3. S. S. TIVIVES (Commercial Service)
Returned to the United Fruit Co. 1919


4. USAT TIVIVES
   US Army Transportation Service, WWII
   SUNK (Aerial Torpedo) from German aircraft on 21 October 1943 off the Algerian coast

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

United Fruit Company Purser's Mark

1936-09-07

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - A region of Costa Rica

 

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