POTOMAC AT 50 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-23T21:09:23Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Potomac Class Fleet Tug<br/>		<ol>Potomac Class Fleet Tug<br/>
	Built 1897 as WILMOT<br/>		Built 1897 as '''WILMOT'''<br/>
	Acquired by ~~U.S.~~ Navy April 14 1898 and renamed<br/><br/>		Acquired by US Navy 14 April 1898 and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS POTOMAC Fleet Tug No. 50'''<br/>		<li>'''USS POTOMAC Fleet Tug No. 50'''<br/>
	Commissioned April 14 1898<br/><br/>		Commissioned 14 April 1898<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS POTOMAC AT-50'''<br/>		<li>'''USS POTOMAC AT-50'''<br/>
	Designated (AT) July 17 1920<br/>		Designated (AT) 17 July 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned June 26 1922<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 26 June 1922<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register July 31 1922<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 31 July 1922<br/>
	Sold December 1 1922~~<br/>~~<br/>		Sold 1 December 1922<br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Potomac_AT50_Photo.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Potomac_AT50_Photo.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	<li>[[USS POTOMAC AT-50_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1918)</li>		<li>[[USS POTOMAC AT-50_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Potomac AT-50 Covers Page 1]]     (1912-1918)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~1z		Locy Type 1z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1918-04-17		1918-04-17
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	[[Image:JonBurdett potomac at50 19180417.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett potomac at50 19180417.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Censored ~~wartime (~~WWI) use		Censored WWI use
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2		Locy Type 2
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1912-01-03		1912-01-03
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>2~~		Locy Type 3(AC)
	~~</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">~~
	~~1912-01-03~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="350">~~
	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="120">~~
	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~
	~~</td></tr></table>~~
	~~Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Battleship "Jowa" in the New United / States Floating Dry Dock Dewey. /~~ (~~Largest in the world.~~)~~"<br/>"Jowa" is actually [[IOWA_IX_6_ \| USS IOWA BB-4]], a misprint from the printers in Leipzig, Germany.~~
	~~<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->~~
	~~<hr>~~

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	~~<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">~~
	~~<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">~~
	~~Unused~~
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~ca. 1912~~		1917-08-22
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_1912_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19170822_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~N/A~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19170822_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Real~~ Picture postcard of ~~the USS Potomac~~. ~~Detailed view of the tugboat is next to~~ the ~~Ship's information~~.		Picture postcard of Union Station, Charleston SC. From the Bob Govern collection.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		USS POTOMAC earned the Spanish Campaign Medal, the Haiti Campaign Medal, the Dominican Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Top Row -~~ Spanish Campaign Medal - Haiti Campaign Medal - Dominican Campaign Medal - World War I Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A river on the Eastern seaboard of the United States, emptying into Chesapeake Bay and forming a boundary between Virginia and Maryland<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - A river on the Eastern seaboard of the United States, emptying into Chesapeake Bay and forming a boundary between Virginia and Maryland<br/><br/>
	Five ships of the US Navy have been named POTOMAC - USS Potomac (Frigate 1822), USS Potomac (Whaler 1861), USS Potomac AT-50, USS Potomac AG-25 and USS Potomac AO-~~150~~.		Five ships of the US Navy have been named POTOMAC - [[POTOMAC_ \| USS Potomac (Frigate 1822)]], USS Potomac (Whaler 1861), USS Potomac AT-50, [[POTOMAC_AG_25_ \| USS Potomac AG-25]] and [[POTOMAC_T-AOT_181_ \| USS Potomac AO-181]].
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JonBurdett: corrected link

2017-03-12T00:02:01Z

corrected link

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	<li>[[USS ~~POTOMIC~~ AT-50_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1918)</li>		<li>[[USS POTOMAC AT-50_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1918)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2017-03-12T00:00:01Z

added 1 mark

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	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[USS POTOMIC AT-50_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1918)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>1z
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1918-04-17
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett potomac at50 19180417 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett potomac at50 19180417.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Censored wartime (WWI) use
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	1912-01-03		1912-01-03
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1912-01-03		1912-01-03
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Battleship "Jowa" in the New United / States Floating Dry Dock Dewey. / (Largest in the world.)"<br/>"Jowa" is actually [[IOWA_IX_6_ \| USS IOWA BB-4]], a misprint from the printers in Leipzig, Germany.		Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Battleship "Jowa" in the New United / States Floating Dry Dock Dewey. / (Largest in the world.)"<br/>"Jowa" is actually [[IOWA_IX_6_ \| USS IOWA BB-4]], a misprint from the printers in Leipzig, Germany.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<hr>

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	ca. 1912		ca. 1912
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_1912_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_1912_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	N/A		N/A
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	Real Picture postcard of the USS Potomac. Detailed view of the tugboat is next to the Ship's information.		Real Picture postcard of the USS Potomac. Detailed view of the tugboat is next to the Ship's information.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

JonBurdett: new format

2011-06-28T10:24:32Z

new format

New page

<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Potomac Class Fleet Tug<br/>
Built 1897 as WILMOT<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 14 1898 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS POTOMAC Fleet Tug No. 50'''<br/>
Commissioned April 14 1898<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS POTOMAC AT-50'''<br/>
Designated (AT) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned June 26 1922<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 31 1922<br/>
Sold December 1 1922<br/><br/>
Fate unknown
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Potomac_AT50_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1912-01-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Picture postcard. Postmark is unreported in the USCS Postmark Catalog.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1912-01-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_19120103_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Battleship "Jowa" in the New United / States Floating Dry Dock Dewey. / (Largest in the world.)"<br/>"Jowa" is actually [[IOWA_IX_6_ | USS IOWA BB-4]], a misprint from the printers in Leipzig, Germany.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Unused
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
ca. 1912
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Potomac_AT50_1912_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Real Picture postcard of the USS Potomac. Detailed view of the tugboat is next to the Ship's information.

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Top Row - Spanish Campaign Medal - Haiti Campaign Medal - Dominican Campaign Medal - World War I Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A river on the Eastern seaboard of the United States, emptying into Chesapeake Bay and forming a boundary between Virginia and Maryland<br/><br/>
Five ships of the US Navy have been named POTOMAC - USS Potomac (Frigate 1822), USS Potomac (Whaler 1861), USS Potomac AT-50, USS Potomac AG-25 and USS Potomac AO-150.



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