TOURMALINE PY 20

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 Keel Laid 9 January 1930 as the yacht SYLVIA Launched 24 May 1930 - Delivered 2 July 1930 Acquired by the Navy 16 May 1941 Started conversion to Naval service 23 June 1941 USS TOURMALINE PY-20 Commissioned 19 September 1941 - Decommissioned 18 July 1945 Struck from the Naval Register 13 August 1945 Transferred to MARCOM 3 January 1946 for disposal Sold 23 January 1946 to the Greek War Relief Association and renamed SYLVIA Sold in 1947, worked as a passenger ship and renamed KYKNOS Laid up at Volos, Greece between 1974/1979 Scrapped in 1979.

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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 Tourmaline PY-20 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-05-29

The ship's identity was determined from the enclosure. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A mineral of variable color, consisting of a complex silicate which makes a striking gem when transparent and cut.

 

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