ANNISTON C 9

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.

Montgomery Class Protected Cruiser Keel Laid 29 October 1890 - Launched 5 December 1891 USS MONTGOMERY Cruiser No. 9 Commissioned 21 June 1894 - Decommissioned 15 September 1900 Recommissioned 15 May 1900 - Decommissioned 15 September 1904 Recommissioned 2 January 1908 USS ANNISTON Cruiser No. 9 Renamed 14 March 1918 - Decommissioned 16 May 1919 Struck from Naval Register 29 August 1919 Sold 14 November 1919 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Montgomery Cruiser No. 9 Covers Page 1     (1911)

 

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 MONTGOMERY

Post Office Established 29 July 1908 - Disestablished 16 May 1919

 

Locy Type 1

1911-08-18

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3 "PORTSMOUTH / NH"

1913-10-05

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 9v(C)

1911-11-05

N/A

"On Piece". From the Jim Myerson collection.

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USS ANNISTON

 

Locy Type 3brz "U-S-N-FORCES / EUROPE"

1918-11-15

Censored, Sailors mail. From the Darrell Kinzler collection.

 

Locy Type P "U.S.S. / ANNISTON" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-31

1918-10-17

Censored, Sailors mail. From the Darrell Kinzler collection.

 

Other Information

USS MONTGOMERY earned the Spanish Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp during her Naval career.

MONTGOMERY

NAMESAKE - Montgomery, the capital of Alabama

The ships sponsor was Miss Sophia Smith.

Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name MONTGOMERY - 4 of them named in honor of Major General Richard Montgomery (2 December 1738 – 31 December 1775) and two for Montgomery Alabama - USS Montgomery Cruiser No. 9 and USS Montgomery LCS-8.

ANNISTON

NAMESAKE - Anniston, the county seat of Calhoun County, Alabama

 

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