STERLING - Revision history

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	Built 1881 by Robert Duncan & Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland		Built 1881 by Robert Duncan & Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland
	Launched 24 August 1881<br/><br/>		Launched 24 August 1881<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS LAMINGTON''' (Commercial Service)</li>		<li>'''LAMINGTON''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Owned and operated by Renton & Co., Glasgow, Scotland<br/>		Owned and operated by Renton & Co., Glasgow, Scotland<br/>
	Ownership transferred in 1885 to Raeburn & Verel<br/>		Ownership transferred in 1885 to Raeburn & Verel<br/>

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	Hauled coal along the United States' Atlantic coast<br/>		Hauled coal along the United States' Atlantic coast<br/>
	Sold to the U.S. Navy in April 1898<br/><br/>		Sold to the U.S. Navy in April 1898<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STERLING (Collier)~~'''~~</li>		<li>'''USS STERLING''' (Collier)</li>
	Commissioned 16 April 1898 - Decommissioned 1 March 1899<br/>		Commissioned 16 April 1898 - Decommissioned 1 March 1899<br/>
	Recommissioned 1902 - Decommissioned 1904<br/>		Recommissioned 1902 - Decommissioned 1904<br/>

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	Screw Steamer (Collier)<br/>		Screw Steamer (Collier)<br/>
	Built 1881 ~~as SS LAMINGTON for Renton~~ & Co., Glasgow, Scotland<br/>		Built 1881 by Robert Duncan & Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland
	~~Launched 24 August 1881~~<br/>		Launched 24 August 1881<br/><br/>
	Ownership transferred in 1885 to Raeburn & Verel<br/>		<li>'''SS LAMINGTON''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	~~Ownership transferred~~ in 1896 to Black Diamond Transportation Co., Boston<br/>		Owned and operated by Renton & Co., Glasgow, Scotland<br/>
			Ownership transferred in 1885 to Raeburn & Verel<br/>
			Ran aground 5 February 1896 15 miles east of the Fire Island Lighthouse, New York<br/>
			Towed to New York by Merritt Wrecking Company, which was awarded salvage rights<br/><br/>
			<li>'''STERLING''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Sold in 1896 to Black Diamond Transportation Co., Boston<br/>
			Hauled coal along the United States' Atlantic coast<br/>
	Sold to the U.S. Navy in April 1898<br/><br/>		Sold to the U.S. Navy in April 1898<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STERLING (Collier)'''<br/>		<li>'''USS STERLING (Collier)'''</li>
	Commissioned 16 April 1898 - Decommissioned 1 March 1899<br/>		Commissioned 16 April 1898 - Decommissioned 1 March 1899<br/>
	Recommissioned 1902 - Decommissioned 1904<br/>		Recommissioned 1902 - Decommissioned 1904<br/>
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	Placed out of Service 9 August 1913 - Recommissioned 2 February 1916<br/>		Placed out of Service 9 August 1913 - Recommissioned 2 February 1916<br/>
	Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) 9 January 1918<br/>		Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) 9 January 1918<br/>
	Decommissioned 7 July 1919~~<br/>~~<br/>		Decommissioned 7 July 1919<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 3 August 1919<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 3 August 1919<br/><br/>
	Sold to F & H Starr, New York City 15 September 1919<br/>		<li>'''STERLING''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Resold in 1919 Anglo-South American Bank, Valparaiso, Chile<br/>		Sold to F & H Starr, New York City 15 September 1919<br/><br/>
	~~Renamed SS Llai Llai, reflagged, Chilean~~<br/>		<li>'''LLAI LLAI''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Resold in 1919 Anglo-South American Bank, Valparaiso, Chile, renamed, reflagged Chilean<br/><br/>
	Sunk by collision with Chilean navy cruiser O'Higgins, 11 March 1920, in Iquique harbor		Sunk by collision with Chilean navy cruiser O'Higgins, 11 March 1920, in Iquique harbor
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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

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	Recommissioned 1902 - Decommissioned 1904<br/>		Recommissioned 1902 - Decommissioned 1904<br/>
	Placed in Reserve 13 May 1908 - Recommissioned 24 November 1908<br/>		Placed in Reserve 13 May 1908 - Recommissioned 24 November 1908<br/>
	Recommissioned 2 February 1916<br/>		Placed out of Service 9 August 1913 - Recommissioned 2 February 1916<br/>
	Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) 9 January 1918<br/>		Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) 9 January 1918<br/>
	Decommissioned 7 July 1919<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 7 July 1919<br/><br/>

GregCiesielski: Added ships postmark page and 1 postmark/cover

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Added ships postmark page and 1 postmark/cover

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>
Screw Steamer (Collier)<br/>
Built 1881 as SS LAMINGTON for Renton & Co., Glasgow, Scotland<br/>
Launched 24 August 1881<br/>
Ownership transferred in 1885 to Raeburn & Verel<br/>
Ownership transferred in 1896 to Black Diamond Transportation Co., Boston<br/>
Sold to the U.S. Navy in April 1898<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STERLING (Collier)'''<br/>
Commissioned 16 April 1898 - Decommissioned 1 March 1899<br/>
Recommissioned 1902 - Decommissioned 1904<br/>
Placed in Reserve 13 May 1908 - Recommissioned 24 November 1908<br/>
Recommissioned 2 February 1916<br/>
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) 9 January 1918<br/>
Decommissioned 7 July 1919<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 3 August 1919<br/>
Sold to F & H Starr, New York City 15 September 1919<br/>
Resold in 1919 Anglo-South American Bank, Valparaiso, Chile<br/>
Renamed SS Llai Llai, reflagged, Chilean<br/>
Sunk by collision with Chilean navy cruiser O'Higgins, 11 March 1920, in Iquique harbor
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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 name and/or commissioning period. 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">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>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">
Straight-Line<br/>Marking<br/><br/>USPO Flag Cancel<br/><br/>Portsmouth NH
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1909-12-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sterling_19091203_1_SLMarking.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sterling_19091203_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Sailors Mail, postcard.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS STERLING earned the following awards during her Naval career - Spanish Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp).<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper.<br/><br/>
There has been two ships of the US Navy that have borne the name STERLING - USS Sterling (Collier) and USS Sterling YP-449/IX-201.



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