MERCURY TT 3012: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS BARBAROSSA TT-3012
Acquired by the US Navy and commissioned 3 August 1917
USS MERCURY TT-3012
Renamed "MERCURY" (date unknown) - Decommissioned 27 September 1919
USAT MERCURY

Naval Covers

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.

USS Mercury TT-3012 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)

Postmarks

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.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

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

Locy Type
3rz (C)

1919-07-05

Manuscript ship name on a Welcome Home postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus Committee on War Activities.

Locy Type
3rz (C)

1919-07-05

Manuscript ship name on a Welcome Home postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus Committee on War Activities.

Other Information

USS MERCURY earned the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A Roman god represented with winged feet who served as messenger for the other gods; a silver‑white metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures; the planet nearest to the Sun.

Seven ships of the US Navy have borne the name MERCURY - USS Mercury (1776 Ketch), USS Mercury (1781 Schooner), USRS Mercury (1807 Revenue Cutter), USS Mercury (1861 Sidewheel Steamer Tug), USS Mercury TT-3012,
USS Mercury AKS-20 and USNS Mercury T-AGM-21.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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 The list is in chronological order.
 <ol>
-'''Troop Transport'''<br/>
+Troop Transport<br/>
-Built in 1896 as "BARBAROSSA" by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, Germany<br/>
+Built in 1896 as "BARBAROSSA" by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, Germany<br/><br/>
-<li>USS BARBAROSSA TT-3012<br/>Acquired by the U.S. Navy and commissioned August 3 1917<br/>
+<li>'''USS BARBAROSSA TT-3012'''<br/>Acquired by the US Navy and commissioned 3 August 1917<br/><br/>
-<li>USS MERCURY TT-3012<br/>Renamed "MERCURY" (date unknown) - Decommissioned September 27 1919<br/>
+<li>'''USS MERCURY TT-3012'''<br/>Renamed "MERCURY" (date unknown) - Decommissioned 27 September 1919<br/><br/>
-Transferred to the War Department - Transferred to the United States Shipping Board in August 1920<br/>Sold for scrap in February 1924</ol>
+<li>'''USAT MERCURY'''</li>Transferred to the War Department 27 September 1919<br/><br/>
+Transferred to the United States Shipping Board in August 1920<br/>
+Sold for scrap in February 1924
+</ol>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1919)</li>
+<li><!-- [[MERCURY_TT_3012_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Mercury TT-3012 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
 </ol>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="220">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>
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 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type 3rz
+Locy Type<br/>3rz (C)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -07-05
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
--07-05
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mercury_TT_3012_19190705_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="220">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mercury_TT_3012_19190705_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mercury_TT_3012_19190705_2_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type 3rz
+Locy Type<br/>3rz (C)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -07-05
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
--07-05
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mercury_TT_3012_19190705_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="220">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mercury_TT_3012_19190705_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mercury_TT_3012_19190705_2_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-This section lists any other information that might be relevant to this ship.
+USS MERCURY earned the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - A Roman god represented with winged feet who served as messenger for the other gods; a silver‑white metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures; the planet nearest to the Sun.<br/><br/>
+Seven ships of the US Navy have borne the name MERCURY - USS Mercury (1776 Ketch), USS Mercury (1781 Schooner), USRS Mercury (1807 Revenue Cutter), USS Mercury (1861 Sidewheel Steamer Tug), USS Mercury TT-3012,<br/>[[MERCURY_AKS_20_ | USS Mercury AKS-20]] and [[MERCURY_T-AGM_21_ | USNS Mercury T-AGM-21]].
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