NIAGARA PY 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.

Patrol Yacht
Built 1898
Purchased by US Navy 10 August 1917 and converted to Armed Patrol Yacht


1. USS NIAGARA SP-136
Commissioned 16 April 1918


2. USS NIAGARA PY-9
Reclassified Patrol Yacht (PY) 17 July 1920
Decommissioned 21 April 1922
Recommissioned 24 June 1924 - Decommissioned 3 March 1931

Struck from Naval Register 10 December 1931
Sold 13 September 1933 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Niagara PY-9 Covers Page 1    (1925-1930)

 

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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1st Commissioning 16 April 1918 to 21 April 1922

 

Locy Type 1z (Day unreadable)

1918-06-XX

SP-136. Censored, sailor's mail addressed to Philadelphia, PA and forwarded to Sea Isle City, NJ.

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-06-XX

Back side of the June 1918 cover showing the sender's return address and "Station D" machine postmark from Philadelphia, Penn dated July 3 1918.

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-06-XX

Close-up view of the Censor marking.

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2nd Commissioning 24 June 1924 to 3 March 1931

 

Locy Type 3r (A) " / D. W. I."

1925-11-20

PY-9

 

Locy Type 3s (A) (1927-28)

1927-12-02

As PY-9

 

Locy Type 3s (A) (1930) "PHILADELPHIA / NAVY YARD"

1930-12-03

PY-9

 

Locy Type LDC 3s (A) "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1931-03-03

PY-9. Last Day of Commission.

 

Locy Type LDC 3s (A) "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1931-03-03

Cachetmaker Chester Knowlson's R/S marking on the back side of the 3 March 1931 cover.

 

Other Information

Nine ships of the US Navy have borne the name NIAGARA - USS Niagara (1813), USS Niagara (1855), USS Niagara (1898), USS Niagara (1911), USS Niagara (SP-246), USS Niagara (SP-263), USS Niagara (SP-136), USS Niagara (PG-52) and USS Niagara APA-87.

 

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