PHILADELPHIA IX 24

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.

Philadelphia Class Protected Cruiser
Keel Laid 22 March 1888 - Launched 7 September 1889


1. USS PHILADELPHIA Protected Cruiser No. 4
Commissioned 28 July 1890 - Decommissioned 18 December 1897
Recommissioned 9 July 1898 - Decommissioned 22 September 1902


2. USRS PHILADELPHIA
Placed In Service as Receiving Ship 12 May 1904
Reassigned to Prison Ship 4 November 1912
Reassigned to Receiving Ship 19 January 1916


3. PHILADELPHIA IX-24
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 17 July 1920

Struck from Naval Register 24 November 1926
Sold at public auction at the Puget Sound Navy Yard 1927

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Philadelphia Receiving Ship Covers Page 1    (1909-1910)

 

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 July 28 1890 to December 18 1897

 

USPO CDS Kirkham MT

1891-03-03

Incoming mail to USS PHILADELPHIA at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

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2nd Commissioning July 9 1898 to September 22 1902

 

Locy Type SL Honolulu HI CDS

1899-02-18

1899-03-06 - Rockland ME Rec'D

 

Locy Type SL

1900-06-18

No Image

Incoming mail for Lt. Frank Schofield (future Admiral)

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Receiving Ship 12 May 1904 to 4 November 1912

 

Locy Type SL USPO Machine Flag Bremerton, Wash.

1908-06-03

Postcard use. "The Gorge Bridge, Victoria, B.C."

 

Locy Type 1 (1908)

1908-12-06

From the Steve Shay collection.

 

Locy Type 1 (1909)

1909-05-11

Note:

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Receiving Ship 10 January 1916 to 24 November 1926

 

Locy Type 2 "U.S.S. RECEIAING SHIP AT PUGET SOUND"

1918-09-11

Censored WWI use, YMCA envelope.

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USPO Machine Cancel Seattle WA USPO Duplex Cancel Bremerton WA

1906-07-20

Photo postcard of ship

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named after the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name PHILADELPHIA - USS Philadelphia (1776 Gunboat), USS Philadelphia (1798 36-gun sailing Frigate), USS Philadelphia (1861 Side-wheel Steamer), USS Philadelphia C-4/IX-24,
USS Philadelphia CL-41 and USS Philadelphia SSN-690.

 

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