HELENA PG 9

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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.

    Wilmington Class Gunboat
    Keel Laid October 11 1894 - Launched January 30 1896

  1. USS HELENA Gunboat No. 9
    Commissioned July 8 1897 - Decommissioned April 19 1905
    Recommissioned July 16 1906 - Decommissioned May 27 1916
    Recommissioned August 15 1917

  2. USS HELENA PG-9
    Designated (PG) July 17 1920
    Decommissioned August 10 1921
    Recommissioned July 10 1922
    Placed in Reduced Commission June 29 1929
    Decommissioned May 27 1932

    Struck from U.S. Navy list May 27 1932
    Sold July 7 1934 for scrapping

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1899-1932)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning July 8 1897 to April 19 1905


 

Philippine, Islands
Military Station Duplex

1899-11-21
to
1899-12-24

Note:


2nd Commissioning July 16 1906 to May 27 1916


 

Locy Type
1 (C)

1909-10-08

Postcard use


3rd Commissioning August 15 1917 to August 10 1921


 

Locy Type
1z

1918-11-21

Real Picture postcard from the Philippines.


 

Censor
Marking

1918-11-21

Real Picture postcard from the Philippines.


 

Picture postcard
Philippines

1918-11-21

Note: Caption reads "PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE. 2A."


 

Locy Type
3 (BC)

"(Unreadable) / CHINA"

1917-03-05

Picture postcard from Amoy China. Additional postmark from Plainview TX dated April 9 1917.


 

Picture postcard
Amoy China

1917-03-05

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (BC)

"CANTON / CHINA"

1918-09-21

Picture postcard from Canton China


 

Picture postcard
Canton China

1918-09-21

Note:


4th Commissioning July 10 1922 to May 27 1932


 

Locy Type
3

"CANTON /
CHINA"

USCS catalog
Illustration
H-24a

1930-12-01

Sailor's mail.


 

Locy Type
3b (A-OOX)

"CANTON /
CHINA"

1931-06-13

Note:


 

Locy Type
9

1927-02-13

Note:


 

Locy Type
3b (A-OOX)

"CAVITE / P.I."

1932-05-27

Last Day of Commissioning - Unlisted



 

US Postal
Agency Duplex

Shanghai China

1913-06-10

No Image

Incoming mail on Palace Hotel stationary.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Helena, Montana.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name HELENA - USS Helena PG-9, USS Helena CL-50, USS Helena CL-113 (cancelled while under construction 1944), USS Helena CA-75 and USS Helena SSN-725.

 


 

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