TALLAHASSEE IX 16

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Arkansas Class Monitor
Keel Laid January 23 1899 - Launched November 30 1901


1. USS FLORIDA Battle Monitor 9
   Commissioned June 18 1903
   Operated as Training Ship during the summers
   Assigned to the Naval Academy 1906
   Decommissioned to reserve September 11 1906
   Recommissioned for training cruise June 7 1907
   Decommissioned to reserve August 30 1907
   Recommissioned for experiments with superfiring guns May 21 1908
   Decommissioned to reserve June 19 1908
   Renamed July 1 1908
   
   
2. USS TALLAHASSEE
   Recommissioned to Commissioned Reserve August 1 1910
   Operated as Gunnery Test Ship and Submarine Tender
   Decommissioned to reserve March 24 1919
   Assigned as Reserve Training Ship February 19 1920
   Designated BM-9 July 17 1920
   
   
3. USS TALLAHASSEE BM-9
   Recommissioned as Training Ship August 3 1920
   
   
4. USS TALLAHASSEE IX-16
   Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) July 1 1921
   Decommissioned March 24 1922
   
   Sold July 25 1922 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Florida-USS Tallahassee Covers Page 1     (1903-1919)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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USS TALLAHASSEE

Recommissioned August 1 1910 - Decommissioned March 24 1919

Post Office Established February 11 1911 - Post Office Disestablished November 30 1919

Recommissioned August 3 1920 - Decommissioned March 24 1922

 

Locy Type 3

1915-12-24

Sailor mail, courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

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USPO Flag Cancel New London, CT

1909-11-16

Photo Postcard U.S.S. FLORIDA

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Florida - Then the city of Tallahassee, Florida.

 

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