Steamer SS CRUCERO Naval Cover 1935 THURMAN VFW Cachet New Orleans, LA SUNK

Description: Steamer SS CRUCERO Naval Cover 1935 THURMAN VFW Cachet New Orleans, LA SUNKIt was sent 19 Sep 1935. It was franked with stamp "GW". It was sent to Norfolk, VAThis cover is in good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.The was a steamship owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Originally launched in 1897 as the German SS Coblenz, she was seized by the United States in 1917, and named SS Sachem, until Pacific Mail purchased her from the Shipping Board on February 6, 1920 for US$400,000 and renamed SS.[2] Pacific Mail first used the to carry passengers and cargo between San Francisco, California, and Havana, then shifted to a San Francisco-to-Cristobal route. On the morning of September 8, 1923, struck a reef just off San Miguel Island in the Santa Barbara Channel off Point Arguello and the coast of Santa Barbara County, California.[2] All aboard survived and were rescued, but the Cuba was a total loss. The ship's radio was out. She had been navigating through a dense fog for several days. Later that day, nine US Navy destroyers ran aground nearby in the Honda Point Disaster. The wreck is located at approximately 34.032°N 120.454°WCoordinates: 34.032°N 120.454°W.

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