PRAIRIE STATE IX 15 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2021-05-17T03:02:05Z

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	<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>		<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
			its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
			<table width="90%">
			<tr>
			<td valign="top">
	<ol>Illinois Class Battleship<br/>		<ol>Illinois Class Battleship<br/>
	Keel Laid February 10 1897 - Launched October 4 1898<br/><br/>		Keel Laid February 10 1897 - Launched October 4 1898<br/><br/>
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	<li>'''ILLINOIS BB-7'''<br/>		<li>'''ILLINOIS BB-7'''<br/>
	Designated (BB) July 20 1920<br/>		Designated (BB) July 20 1920<br/>
	Loaned to New York State, Naval ~~Milita~~ October 25 1921<br/><br/>		Loaned to New York State, Naval Militia October 25 1921<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ILLINOIS IX-15'''<br/>		<li>'''ILLINOIS IX-15'''<br/>
	Redesignated ~~Miscellaenous~~ Unclassified (IX) June 26 1922<br/><br/>		Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) June 26 1922<br/><br/>
	<li>'''PRAIRIE STATE IX-15'''<br/>		<li>'''PRAIRIE STATE IX-15'''<br/>
	Renamed January 23 1941<br/>		Renamed January 23 1941<br/>
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	Struck from Naval Register March 26 1956<br/>		Struck from Naval Register March 26 1956<br/>
	Sold May 18 1956 and broken up for scrap		Sold May 18 1956 and broken up for scrap
	</ol>		</ol></td>
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			[[Image:Illinois_BB7_PC.jpg\|thumb\|center\|175px]]
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			</table>
			<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

JonBurdett: replaced 2 marks

2017-01-15T19:43:56Z

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	[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7 ~~19121119~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7 19121119r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:JonBurdett prairiestate ix15 ~~19450801~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett prairiestate ix15 19450801r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	[[Image:JonBurdett prairiestate ix15 19450801.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett prairiestate ix15 19450801.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	As PRAIRIE STATE IX-15		As PRAIRIE STATE IX-15<br/>
			The Locy Type sub-designation of "n" indicates hull number is in dial, which is not the case here.
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JonBurdett: added one cover

2016-07-20T17:53:13Z

added one cover

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	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 1		Non-posted
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">

			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7 back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			U. S. BATTLESHIP "ILLINOIS." 690 OFFICERS AND MEN. / LENGTH 368 FEET. MAIN BATTERY 18 GUNS
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>1
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	1912-12-03		1912-12-03
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	Locy Type 1z		Locy Type<br/>1z
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	1918-12-08		1918-12-08
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 2		Locy Type<br/>2
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	Locy Type 2rz		Locy Type<br/>2rz
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	1919-06-09		1919-06-09

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2016-01-08T14:53:21Z

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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-12-21T01:15:52Z

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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>Illinois Class Battleship<br/>
Keel Laid February 10 1897 - Launched October 4 1898<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ILLINOIS Battleship No. 7'''<br/>
Commissioned September 16 1901 - Decommissioned August 4 1909<br/>
Recommissioned April 15 1912 - Decommissioned May 15 1920<br/><br/>
<li>'''ILLINOIS BB-7'''<br/>
Designated (BB) July 20 1920<br/>
Loaned to New York State, Naval Milita October 25 1921<br/><br/>
<li>'''ILLINOIS IX-15'''<br/>
Redesignated Miscellaenous Unclassified (IX) June 26 1922<br/><br/>
<li>'''PRAIRIE STATE IX-15'''<br/>
Renamed January 23 1941<br/>
Used as decked over drill ship until 1955<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register March 26 1956<br/>
Sold May 18 1956 and broken up for scrap
</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>
<ol>
<li>[[USS ILLINOIS BB-7_Covers_Page_1 | Illinois Covers Page 1 ]]     (1912-38)</li>
<li>[[PRAIRIE STATE IX-15_Covers_Page_1 |Prairie State Covers Page 1]]    (1945)</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/>1
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1912-12-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Illinois_BB7_19121203_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Illinois_BB7_19121203_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Picture postcard of Customs House, Charleston, SC




<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">
1918-12-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Illinois_BB7_19181208_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Illinois_BB7_19181208_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Real-Photo postcard of USS Illinois BB-7<br/>Note: Type Z postmark, ship identified by sender: 'Here is a picture of the ship I am on.'




<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">
1912-11-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7 19121119 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7 19121119.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Battleship No. 7




<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">
1917-11-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett illinois 1917 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett illinois 1917.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Battleship No. 7<br/>
Censored wartime (WWI) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC)<br/><br/>"PROVINCE- /<br/>TOWN MASS"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1919-08-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Illinois_BB7_19190802_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Illinois_BB7_19190802_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>I-2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-04-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7 19380401 pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett illinois bb7 19380401.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As Floating Armory

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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Machine<br/>Cancel<br/><br/>New York NY
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1931-12-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PrairieState_IX15_19311222_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
As ILLINOIS IX-15

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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BTB)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-11-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PrairieState_IX15_19421121_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PrairieState_IX15_19421121_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As PRAIRIE STATE IX-15<br/>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_Czubay_ | Walter Czubay]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9n<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>P-43
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-08-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett prairiestate ix15 19450801 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett prairiestate ix15 19450801.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As PRAIRIE STATE IX-15




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>"USNR MIDSHIPMEN'S<br/>SCHOOL / NEW YORK NY"<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY / SERVICE"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-12
<br/>to<br/>
1940-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_MiddySchool_NYNY_19400912_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_MiddySchool_NYNY_19400912_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As ILLINOIS IX-15<br/>Cachet by Walter Czubay




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>"USNR MIDSHIPMEN'S<br/>SCHOOL / NEW YORK NY"<br/><br/>"U.S.S. / PRAIRIE STATE"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-02-11
<br/>to<br/>
1941-02-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PrairieState_IX15_19410211_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PrairieState_IX15_19410211_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Backside of the February 11 1941 cover showing the R/S mark of [[Cachet_Maker_John_W_Stock_ | John W. Stock]]<br/>and a USPO Machine postmark, "Station J", New York NY dated February 11 1941.


<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The State of Illinois<br/><br/>
Four ships of the US Navy have been named in honor of the 21st state.<br/>
USS Illinois (sloop), a screw sloop-of war, was laid down but never completed.<br/>
USS Illinois (BB-7), lead ship of her class of battleship, served for over half a century and was eventually renamed Prairie State.<br/>
USS Illinois was a diesel-powered trawler acquired by the Navy, renamed USS Albatross (AM-71), and employed as a minesweeper.<br/>
USS Illinois (BB-65), would have been a Iowa-class battleship, if her construction had not been cancelled before she was launched.



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