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Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978.

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USS Marcasite (later the Star of Malta) • Built in 1928 as Camargo for Julius Fleischmann of Cincinnati. • Sold in 1938 to General Rafael Trujillo Molina, and renamed Ramfis • Commissioned USS Marcasite (PY-28), 12 May 1942 • Decommissioned 5 October 1944 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA • 5 December 1945, sold and renamed Comando • Sold in 1947 to the Minster SS Co., Ltd. (Mitchell Cotts & Co. Malta) and renamed Westminster • Sold in 1952 to Paul M. Laferla of Malta, renamed Star of Malta. • Sold for scrap in March 1966 to Cantieri Navali delle Grazie, La Spezia, Italy.

USS Marcasite (later the Star of Malta)

• Built in 1928 as Camargo for Julius Fleischmann of Cincinnati.
• Sold in 1938 to General Rafael Trujillo Molina, and renamed Ramfis
• Commissioned USS Marcasite (PY-28), 12 May 1942
• Decommissioned 5 October 1944 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA
• 5 December 1945, sold and renamed Comando
• Sold in 1947 to the Minster SS Co., Ltd. (Mitchell Cotts & Co. Malta) and renamed Westminster
• Sold in 1952 to Paul M. Laferla of Malta, renamed Star of Malta.
• Sold for scrap in March 1966 to Cantieri Navali delle Grazie, La Spezia, Italy.

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