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.

USS PHILADELPHIA Protected Cruiser No. 4
Commissioned July 28 1890 - Decommissioned December 18 1897
Recommissioned July 9 1898 - Decommissioned September 22 1902
PHILADELPHIA
Placed In Service as Receiving Ship May 12 1904
Reassigned to Prison Ship November 4 1912
Reassigned to Receiving Ship January 19 1916
PHILADELPHIA IX-24
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) July 17 1920

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

Naval Covers

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USS Philadelphia Covers Page 1 (1909-10)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning July 28 1890 to December 18 1897

Kirkham MT
CDS

1891-03-03

Incoming mail to USS PHILDADELPHIA at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

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)

Receiving Ship May 12 1904 to November 4 1912

Locy Type SL

USPO Machine Flag
Bremerton, Wash.

1908-06-03

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

Locy Type
1

1909-05-11

Note:

Seattle WA
Machine

Bremerton WA
Duplex

1906-07-02
to
1906-07-20

Photo postcard of ship

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named after the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

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