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	<ol>Chicago Class Protected Cruiser<br/>		<ol>Chicago Class Protected Cruiser<br/>
	Keel Laid December 29 1883 - Launched December 5 1885<br/><br/>		Keel Laid December 29 1883 - Launched December 5 1885<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS CHICAGO ~~Protected Cruiser~~'''<br/>		<li>'''USS CHICAGO''' (Protected Cruiser)</li>
	Commissioned April 17 1889 - Decommissioned May 1 1895<br/>		Commissioned April 17 1889 - Decommissioned May 1 1895<br/>
	Recommissioned December 1 1889 - Decommissioned December 3 1903<br/>		Recommissioned December 1 1889 - Decommissioned December 3 1903<br/>
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	Assigned to Pennsylvania Naval Militia April 5 1917<br/>		Assigned to Pennsylvania Naval Militia April 5 1917<br/>
	Recommissioned (Full) April 6 1917<br/><br/>		Recommissioned (Full) April 6 1917<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS CHICAGO CA-14'''<br/>		<li>'''USS CHICAGO CA-14'''</li>
	Designated (CA) July 17 1920<br/><br/>		Designated (CA) July 17 1920<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS CHICAGO CL-14'''<br/>		<li>'''USS CHICAGO CL-14'''</li>
	Reclassified Light Cruiser (CL) August 8 1921<br/>		Reclassified Light Cruiser (CL) August 8 1921<br/>
	Decommissioned September 30 1923<br/>		Decommissioned September 30 1923<br/>
	Served as Barracks Ship for Pearl Harbor until 1935<br/>		Served as Barracks Ship for Pearl Harbor until 1935<br/><br/>
	Reclassified and renamed Miscellaneous Unclassified ALTON IX-5 July 16 1928, ~~While~~ in reserve~~<br/>~~<br/>		<li>'''ALTON IX-5'''</li>
	Sold May 15 1936<br/>		Reclassified and renamed Miscellaneous Unclassified ALTON IX-5 July 16 1928, while in reserve<br/>
			Sold May 15 1936<br/><br/>
	Foundered and sank in mid-Pacific July 1936 while being towed from Honolulu to San Francisco		Foundered and sank in mid-Pacific July 1936 while being towed from Honolulu to San Francisco
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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Chicago Class Protected Cruiser<br/>
Keel Laid December 29 1883 - Launched December 5 1885<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHICAGO Protected Cruiser'''<br/>
Commissioned April 17 1889 - Decommissioned May 1 1895<br/>
Recommissioned December 1 1889 - Decommissioned December 3 1903<br/>
Recommissioned August 15 1904 - Decommissioned August 27 1908<br/>
Recommissioned In Reserve May 1908<br/>
Assigned to Naval Academy Practice Squadron August 27 1908<br/>
Recommissioned (Full) August 28 1908 - Decommissioned May 13 1909<br/>
Recommissioned In Reserve May 14 1909<br/>
Assigned to Naval Academy Practice Squadron<br/>
Decommissioned January 14 1910<br/>
Recommissioned In Reserve January 23 1910<br/>
Assigned to Massachusetts Naval Militia April 12 1916<br/>
Recommissioned In Reserve April 26 1916<br/>
Assigned to Pennsylvania Naval Militia April 5 1917<br/>
Recommissioned (Full) April 6 1917<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHICAGO CA-14'''<br/>
Designated (CA) July 17 1920<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHICAGO CL-14'''<br/>
Reclassified Light Cruiser (CL) August 8 1921<br/>
Decommissioned September 30 1923<br/>
Served as Barracks Ship for Pearl Harbor until 1935<br/>
Reclassified and renamed Miscellaneous Unclassified ALTON IX-5 July 16 1928, While in reserve<br/><br/>
Sold May 15 1936<br/>
Foundered and sank in mid-Pacific July 1936 while being towed from Honolulu to San Francisco
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



















<hr/>
<h4>4th Commissioning May 14 1909 to August 28 1909</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>1
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1909-06-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19090622_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19090622_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Protected Cruiser<br/>
Sailor's Mail




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>1
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1909-08-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19090815_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19090815_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Protected Cruiser<br/>
Picture postcard of a Steamer at Richmond, ME




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>1
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1909-08-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19090815_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19090815_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Picture postcard of a Steamer at Richmond, ME





<hr/>
<h4>5th Commissioning April 6 1917 to September 30 1923</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>1z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1918-05-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19180523_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19180523_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Protected Cruiser<br/>
Official Business




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>1z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1918-05-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19180523_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19180523_1_Censor.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Close-up views of the R/S return address and the censor marking from the May 23 1918 OB cover.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC)<br/><br/>"{Unreadable} / C.O.POST.N.Y."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1917-11-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19171127_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chicago_C_19171127_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Protected Cruiser<br/>
Sailor's Mail, passed by censor.<br/>
Owner's note - "Postmark looks like Type 3b (AC-XXO) and top killer is possibly "U.S.S. CHICAGO"




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1919-10-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett chicago c14 19191021 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett chicago c14 19191021.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Protected Cruiser


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Notable highlights -<br/>
Flagship - Squadron of Evolution / North Atlantic Squadron 12/21/1889 - 05/31/1893<br/>
Participent - International Naval Review 1893<br/>
Flagship - European Station 1893-1895<br/>
Participent - Naval Parade/Dewey Celebration 1899<br/>
Flagship - South Atlantic Squadron 1899-1901<br/>
Flagship - European Station 1901-1903<br/>
Participent - Presidential Review 1903<br/>
Flagship - Pacific Station 1905-1908<br/>
Humanitarian Service - Evacuated 20,000 refugees of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake<br/>
Flagship - Submarine Force, Atlantic 1917-1919<br/>
Flagship - Cruiser Division 2, Pacific 1919<br/>
Other Service - Submarine Division 14 as a tender at Mare Island, CA and Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, T.H. 1919-1923<br/>
Famous Ship Captain - Commander Chester W. Nimitz 07/1920 - 04/1922. He was Aide and later Chief of Staff to Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic and rose to the rank of Fleet Admiral WWII<br/><br/>'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Chicago, Illinois.<br/><br/>Four United States Navy ships have been named Chicago, USS Chicago IX-5, [[CHICAGO_CA_29_ | USS Chicago CA-29]], [[CHICAGO_CG_11_ | USS Chicago CG-11]] and [[CHICAGO_SSN_721_ | USS Chicago SSN-721]].



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[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
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