KEARSARGE AB 1

From NavalCoverMuseum
Revision as of 18:09, 20 July 2016 by JonBurdett (talk | contribs) (added one cover)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

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.

    Kearsarge Class Battleship
    Keel Laid June 30 1896 - Launched March 24 1898

  1. USS KEARSARGE Battleship No. 5
    Commissioned February 20 1900 - Decommissioned September 4 1909
    Recommissioned June 17 1912 - Decommissioned May 18 1920

  2. KEARSARGE AB-1
    Redesignated Crane Ship (AB) August 5 1920

  3. CRANE SHIP 1 IX-16
    Renamed and redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) November 6 1941
    to free name for new construction

    Struck from Naval Register June 22 1955
    Sold August 9 1955 for scrap

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.

  1. Covers Page 1    (1913-19)

 

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

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning February 20 1900 to September 4 1909


 

Locy Type
3a (BC)

c1913-08-06

Post office remained operational while in reserve


 

Locy Type
3 (BC)

"NAVY YARD /
PHILADELPHIA"

1913-05-26

Note:


2nd Commissioning June 23 1915 to May 10 1920


 

Locy Type
3b (BC)

1915-09-01

Picture postcard of the Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort, VA


 

Locy Type
3b (BC)

1915-09-01

Picture postcard of the Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort, VA


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. K-18

1917-09-13

Picture postcard of the Secretary of the Navy Daniels and a model of the USS New York BB-34


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. K-18

1917-09-13

Picture postcard of the Secretary of the Navy Daniels and a model of the USS New York BB-34



 

Non-posted

No Image

Picture postcard


 

R.P.O. Marking

1909

Ship Postcard
"U. S. S. KEARSARGE"


 

PHOTO POSTCARD

c 1912

N/A

"BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE IN PUGET SOUND"



 

USPS Pictorial
Postmark

"USS Kearsarge
BB-5 Station"

Philadelphia PA

2009-01-21

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named by act of Congress to commemorate the famed steam Sloop-of-War

 


 

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.

 


Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum