CHARLESTON Protected Cruiser 2

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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.

    Charleston Class Protected Cruiser
    Keel Laid 20 January 1887 - Launched 19 July 1888

  1. CHARLESTON PROTECTED CRUISER NO. 2
    Commissioned 26 December 1889 - Decommissioned 27 July 1896
    Recommissioned 05 May 1898
    Grounded on an uncharted reef near Camiguin Island north of Luzon on 2 November 1899 and abandoned

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Charleston Protected Cruiser No. 2 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
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2nd Commissioning 05 May 1898 to 2 November 1899


 

Locy Type SLK

1898-11-23

Sailor Mail


 

Locy Type Duplex

MIL. STA. No. 1
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
MANILA

1899-05-16

N/A

Sailor Mail


 

Locy Type Duplex

MIL. STA. No. 1
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
MANILA

1899-05-16

Sailor Mail


 

Locy Type Duplex

MIL. STA. No. 1
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
MANILA

1899-05-16

N/A

Sailor Mail, Special Delivery


 

Los Angeles CA CDS

1892-05-31

No Image

Posted to U.S.S. CHARLESTON at San Francisco CA

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Cities in South Carolina and West Virginia.

There has been six ships of the US Navy that have borne the CHARLESTON - USS Charleston (1798 Galley), USS Charleston Cruiser No. 2, USS Charleston C-22, USS Charleston PG-51, USS Charleston LKA-113 and USS Charleston LCS-18.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. A. S. Smith.

 


 

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