THETIS - Revision history

NCMSysop at 04:13, 2 September 2024

2024-09-02T04:13:34Z

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	Operated as a three-masted, wooden-hulled steam whaler<br/>		Operated as a three-masted, wooden-hulled steam whaler<br/>
	Acquired by the United States Navy February 2 1884<br/><br/>		Acquired by the United States Navy February 2 1884<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS THETIS''' (~~Steamship~~)</li>		<li>'''USS THETIS''' (Gunboat)</li>
	Commissioned February 2 1884 - Decommissioned November 20 1884<br/>		Commissioned February 2 1884 - Decommissioned November 20 1884<br/>
	Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island<br/><br/>		Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island<br/><br/>
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NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-06-19T16:17:32Z

updated ship names section

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	Built in 1881 at Dundee, Scotland<br/>Acquired by the United States Navy February 2 1884<br/><br/>		Built in 1881 by Alexander Stephen and Sons, Dundee, Scotland<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS THETIS ~~Steam Whaler~~'''<br/>Commissioned February 2 1884 - Decommissioned November 20 1884<br/>		<li>'''THETIS''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Operated as a three-masted, wooden-hulled steam whaler<br/>
			Acquired by the United States Navy February 2 1884<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USS THETIS''' (Steamship)</li>
			Commissioned February 2 1884 - Decommissioned November 20 1884<br/>
	Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island<br/><br/>		Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island<br/><br/>
	<li>'''~~USRCS~~ THETIS'''<br/>Transferred to the Revenue Cutter Service Spring 1899<br/>Decommissioned April 30 1916<br/><br/>		<li>'''USRC THETIS'''</li>
	Sold as surplus June 6 1916, converted for Seal Hunting and operated out of Newfoundland for the next 44 years<br/>In 1960, her hulk was purposely grounded off St. Johns, and she remained there until she broke up.		Transferred to the Revenue Cutter Service Spring 1899<br/>
			Decommissioned April 30 1916<br/><br/>
			<li>'''THETIS''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Sold as surplus June 6 1916, converted for Seal Hunting and operated out of Newfoundland for the next 44? years<br/>
			"Thetis" dropped off Lloyd's Register of Shipping circa 1937-38<br/><br/>
			In 1960, her hulk was purposely grounded off St. Johns, and she remained there until she broke up.
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GregCiesielski: added page and 1 cover

2010-11-21T21:03:36Z

added page and 1 cover

New page

Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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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.
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Built in 1881 at Dundee, Scotland<br/>Acquired by the United States Navy February 2 1884<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THETIS Steam Whaler'''<br/>Commissioned February 2 1884 - Decommissioned November 20 1884<br/>
Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island<br/><br/>
<li>'''USRCS THETIS'''<br/>Transferred to the Revenue Cutter Service Spring 1899<br/>Decommissioned April 30 1916<br/><br/>
Sold as surplus June 6 1916, converted for Seal Hunting and operated out of Newfoundland for the next 44 years<br/>In 1960, her hulk was purposely grounded off St. Johns, and she remained there until she broke up.
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Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the
classification types for all postmarks based on the [[Locy_System | Locy System]].



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<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="60">Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image
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</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="60">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
</th><th valign="center">Primary Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text
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N/A
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Thetis_SteamWhaler_18890318_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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1889-03-18<br/>USPO CDS<br/>South Butler, New York
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Mail to Ensign C. E. Sweeting, USN
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The piece was mailed from South Butler, New York to the USS THETIS, San Francisco CA., in care of the "US Navy Pay Office". Forwarded to US Navy Yard, Mare Island CA. (3-line red rubberstamp marking). Postmarks on the back are from Savannah NY dated March 18, 1889 and Vallejo CA (Rec'd) March 25, 1889.




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