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<ol>Tennessee Class Armored Cruiser<br/>
<ol>Tennessee Class Armored Cruiser<br/>
Keel Laid September 23 1903 - Launched March 18 1905<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 23 September 1903 - Launched 18 March 1905<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WASHINGTON Armored Cruiser No. 11'''<br/>
<li>'''USS WASHINGTON Armored Cruiser No. 11'''</li>
Commissioned August 7 1906 - Decommissioned July 9 1912<br/>
Commissioned 7 August 1906 - Decommissioned 9 July 1912<br/>
Placed In Service as Receiving Ship July 20 1913<br/>
Placed In Service as Receiving Ship 20 July 1913<br/>
Recommissioned April 23 1914 - Decommissioned March 31 1916<br/><br/>
Recommissioned 23 April 1914 - Decommissioned 31 March 1916<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE Armored Cruiser No. 11'''<br/>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE Armored Cruiser No. 11'''</li>
Recommissioned and Renamed November 9 1916<br/>
Recommissioned and Renamed 9 November 1916<br/>
Decommissioned February 14 1921<br/>
Decommissioned 14 February 1921<br/><br/>
Designated (CA) July 17 1920, While in Reserve<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE CA-11'''</li>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE CA-11'''<br/>
Designated (CA) 17 July 1920 while in Reserve<br/>
Recommissioned March 1 1923<br/>
Recommissioned 1 March 1923<br/>
Placed In Service August 29 1927 as [[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | Receiving Ship, Brooklyn Navy Yard]]<br/>
Placed In Service 29 August 1927 as [[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | Receiving Ship, Brooklyn Navy Yard]]<br/>
Decommissioned September 15 1927<br/><br/>
Decommissioned 15 September 1927<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE (Unclassified)'''<br/>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE (Unclassified)'''</li>
Designation dropped July 1 1931<br/><br/>
Designation dropped 1 July 1931<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE IX-39'''<br/>
<li>'''USS SEATTLE IX-39'''</li>
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) February 19 1941<br/>
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 19 February 1941<br/>
Placed Out of Service June 28 1946<br/><br/>
Placed Out of Service 28 June 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 19 1946<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 19 July 1946<br/>
Sold December 3 1946 for scrap  
Sold 3 December 1946 for scrap  
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[Washington_CA_11_Covers_Page_1 |WASHINGTON Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1908-15)</li>
<li>[[Washington_Armored Cruiser No. 11_Covers_Page_1 | USS Washington Armored Cruiser No. 11 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1908-1915)</li>
<li>[[Seattle_IX_39_Covers_Page_1 | SEATTLE Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1917-41)</li>
<li>[[Seattle_IX_39_Covers_Page_1 | USS Seattle IX-39 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1917-1941)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning August 7 1906 to July 9 1912</h4>
'''USS WASHINGTON ACR-11'''
 
<h4>Post Office Established 15 August 1908 - Disestablished 22 February 1914</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>1 1908 year date
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1908-12-21
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Locy Type<br/>1 1909 and later
Locy Type 1<br/><br/>(1909 year date)
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1910-10-12
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Locy Type<br/>2
Locy Type 2
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1912-06-10
1912-06-10
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. W-9
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC)<br/><br/>"VERA CRUZ /<br/>MEXICO"<br/><br/>(1914)
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1911-01-28
1914-06-23
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Facing slip. Courtesy of Stewart Milstein.
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. W-9a
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC)<br/><br/>"PORTAPRINCE /<br/>HAITI"<br/><br/>(1915)
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1912-05-18
1915-09-10
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. W-9a
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. W-9
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1912-07-09
1911-01-28
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_ACR11_19120709_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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1912-07-09
1912-07-09
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_ACR11_19120709_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11<br/>
Picture postcard from Ft. Monroe, VA
Picture postcard from Ft. Monroe, VA
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Unused
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N/A
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Ship Postcard<br/>
"U.S.S. Armoured Cruiser Washington"
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USPO CDS<br/><br/>Terre Haute, Indiana
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c1909
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Ship Postcard<br/>
"CRUISER WASHINGTON / Length, 502 feet / Speed, 22 knots"
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<h4>2nd Commissioning April 23 1914 to March 31 1916</h4>
'''USS SEATTLE CA-11'''
 
<h4>Post Office Established 1 December 1916 - Disestablished 14 February 1921</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>3 (AC) 1914
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1915-05-20
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Locy Type<br/>3 (AC) 1915<br/><br/>"PORTAPRINCE /<br/>HAITI"
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1915-09-10
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Locy Type P<br/>(Type 2 dial removed)<br/><br/>Locy Type<br/>SLKb (47x6)<br/><br/>[[MACHIAS_PG_5_ | USS MACHIAS PG-5]]
Locy Type<br/>1z
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1914-06-06
1918-04-09
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Censored WWI use
Real-photo postcard of the USS Washington ACR-11 at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On this date, [[MACHIAS_PG_5_ | USS MACHIAS PG-5]] relieved WASHINGTON on station at Puerto Plata, protecting the rebel-held town and its infrastructure from bombardment by government forces.
<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]] collection
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<h4>3rd Commissioning November 9 1916 to February 14 1921</h4>
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Picture postcard from Santiago de Cuba
Picture postcard from Santiago de Cuba
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Locy Type<br/>3 (AC)
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1917-03-15
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Picture postcard from Santiago de Cuba
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1917-01-09
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1917-01-12
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As SEATTLE Armored Cruiser No. 11<br/>
Mark from back of cover
Mark from back of cover
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<h4>4th Commissioning March 1 1923 to September 15 1927</h4>
'''USS SEATTLE CA-11'''
 
<h4>Post Office Reestablished 2 April 1923 - Disestablished 1 September 1927</h4>
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<h4>U.S. Receiving Ship Service August 29 1927 to June 28 1946</h4>
<h4>U.S. RECEIVING SHIP In Service 29 August 1927 to 28 June 1946</h4>
 
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"NAVY DAY /<br/>USS SEATTLE"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship  
Locy Type 3<br/><br/>"NAVY DAY /<br/>USS SEATTLE"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, N.Y. /<br/>U.S. Receiving Ship<br/><br/>(Small Letters)
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1933-10-27
1933-10-27
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[[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day_ | Navy Day]]<br/>
[[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day_ | Navy Day]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_3_Admiral_Farragut_ | Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS]]  
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_3_Admiral_Farragut_ | Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS]]  
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"LINCOLN'S /<br/>BIRTHDAY"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship  
Locy Type 3<br/><br/>"USS /<br/>SEATTLE"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, N.Y. /<br/>U.S. Receiving Ship<br/><br/>(Large Letters)
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1934-02-12
1938-03-08
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Lincoln's Birthday
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"LINCOLN'S /<br/>BIRTHDAY"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship  
Locy Type 9<br/><br/>Brooklyn, N.Y. /<br/>U.S. Receiving Ship
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1934-02-12
1935-07-04
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"MERRY /<br/>CHRISTMAS"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship
Locy Type 9<br/>w/ Slogan Box<br/><br/>New York, N.Y. /<br/>Receiving Sta. Br.<br/><br/>"NAVY DAY /<br/>U.S.S. SEATTLE"<br/><br/>USCS Receiving<br/>Ships Catalog<br/>Postmark Illus. RS-N-1a
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1934-12-25
1945-10-27
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"NAVY / DAY"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship
Brooklyn Receiving<br/>Ship Fancy Cancel<br/><br/>"Daniel Boone /<br/>Anniversary of Birth"<br/><br/>[[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY]]<br/><br/>USCS Receiving<br/>Ships Catalog<br/>Postmark Illus. RS-B-1a
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1935-10-28
1935-02-11
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[[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day_ | Navy Day]]<br/>
Daniel Boone Bicentennial.
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"MERRY / XMAS"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship
Brooklyn Receiving<br/>Ship Fancy Cancel<br/><br/>"Memorial Day"<br/><br/>[[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY]]<br/><br/>USCS Receiving<br/>Ships Catalog<br/>Postmark Illus. RS-B-1c
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1936-12-25
1935-05-30
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[[Cachet_Category_Christmas_Day_ | Christmas Day]]
[[Cachet_Category_Memorial_Day_ | Memorial Day]] 1935
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"MERRY / XMAS"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship
Brooklyn Receiving<br/>Ship Fancy Cancel<br/><br/>"Memorial Day /<br/>May 30th 1935 /<br/>Lest We Forget"<br/><br/>[[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY]]<br/><br/>USCS Receiving<br/>Ships Catalog<br/>Postmark Illus. RS-B-1d
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1936-12-25
1935-05-30
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[[Cachet_Category_Christmas_Day_ | Christmas Day]]. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_David_R_Annis_ | David R Annis]]
[[Cachet_Category_Memorial_Day_ | Memorial Day]] 1935
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"USS SEATTLE / BKLYN NYD"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship
Brooklyn Receiving<br/>Ship Fancy Cancel<br/><br/>[[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY]]<br/><br/>USCS Receiving<br/>Ships Catalog<br/>Postmark Illus. RS-B-1e
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1937-04-19
1936-12-25
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"EX USS /<br/>WASHINGTON"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship
Brooklyn Receiving<br/>Ship Fancy Cancel<br/><br/>"Patriot's / Day"<br/><br/>[[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY]]<br/><br/>USCS Receiving<br/>Ships Catalog<br/>Postmark Illus. RS-B-1g
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1938-02-22
1937-04-19
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Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"USS /<br/>SEATTLE"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship
Brooklyn Receiving<br/>Ship Fancy Cancel<br/><br/>"A Daring / Act"<br/><br/>[[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY]]<br/><br/>USCS Receiving<br/>Ships Catalog<br/>Postmark Illus. RS-B-1h
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1938-03-08
1937-02-16
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Locy Type<br/>9
Locy Type P<br/><br/>[[US_RECEIVING_SHIP_BROOKLYN_NY | US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY]]<br/><br/>'''U.S.S.''' corrected to '''U.S.'''
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1945-10-27
1941-07-23
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[[Image:JonBurdett seattle ix39 19451027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Non-Postal marking<br/><br/>"Memorial Day /<br/>May Fifth 1935 /<br/>Lest We Forget"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1935-05-05
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett seattle ix39 19350530 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Memorial_Day_ | Memorial Day]] 1935<br/>
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Non-Postal marking<br/><br/>USS Seattle
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1936-12-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seattle_19361225_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seattle_19361225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Christmas_Day_ | Christmas Day]]<br/>
USCS Postmark Catalog states that as Receiving Station the mail clerk used a variety of marks reading "USS SEATTLE"
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Non-Postal marking<br/><br/>USS Seattle
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1936-12-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seattle_19361225_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seattle_19361225_3_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Non-Postal marking
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1937-02-16
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[[Image:JonBurdett seattle ix39 19370216 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett seattle ix39 19370216.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Non-Postal marking
Locy Type<br/>Receiving mark<br/><br/>"Captain's Office /<br/>Receiving Ship /<br/>At New York"
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1937-04-19
1937-04-23
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Seattle, Washington.
USS WASHINGTON / SEATTLE earned the Mexican Service Medal, the Haitian Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - (WASHINGTON) Named for the state of Washington.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - (SEATTLE) Named for the city of Seattle, Washington.<br/><br/>
The ship's sponsor was Miss Helen Stewart Wilson, daughter of United States Senator John L. Wilson of Washington state.<br/><br/>
Ten ships of the US Navy have borne the name WASHINGTON -    USS Washington (1775 Schooner), USS Washington (1776 Row Galley), USS Washington (1776 Frigate), USS Washington (1776 Lateen-Rigged Galley),<br/>USS Washington (1814 Ship of the Line), USRC Washington (1833 Revenue Cutter), USS Washington ACR-11, USS Washington BB-47, [[WASHINGTON_BB_56_ | USS Washington BB-56]] and [[WASHINGTON_SSN_787_ | USS Washington SSN-787]]<br/>The first six ships were named after George Washington, the last 4 were named after Washington state.
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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.

    Tennessee Class Armored Cruiser
    Keel Laid 23 September 1903 - Launched 18 March 1905

  1. USS WASHINGTON Armored Cruiser No. 11
  2. Commissioned 7 August 1906 - Decommissioned 9 July 1912
    Placed In Service as Receiving Ship 20 July 1913
    Recommissioned 23 April 1914 - Decommissioned 31 March 1916

  3. USS SEATTLE Armored Cruiser No. 11
  4. Recommissioned and Renamed 9 November 1916
    Decommissioned 14 February 1921

  5. USS SEATTLE CA-11
  6. Designated (CA) 17 July 1920 while in Reserve
    Recommissioned 1 March 1923
    Placed In Service 29 August 1927 as Receiving Ship, Brooklyn Navy Yard
    Decommissioned 15 September 1927

  7. USS SEATTLE (Unclassified)
  8. Designation dropped 1 July 1931

  9. USS SEATTLE IX-39
  10. Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 19 February 1941
    Placed Out of Service 28 June 1946

    Struck from Naval Register 19 July 1946
    Sold 3 December 1946 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. USS Washington Armored Cruiser No. 11 Covers Page 1    (1908-1915)
  2. USS Seattle IX-39 Covers Page 1    (1917-1941)

 

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
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

USS WASHINGTON ACR-11

Post Office Established 15 August 1908 - Disestablished 22 February 1914


 

Locy Type 1

(1908 year date)

1908-12-21

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Locy Type 1

(1909 year date)

1910-10-12

Note:


 

Locy Type 2

1912-06-10

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (AC)

"VERA CRUZ /
MEXICO"

(1914)

1914-06-23

Facing slip. Courtesy of Stewart Milstein.


 

Locy Type
3 (AC)

"PORTAPRINCE /
HAITI"

(1915)

1915-09-10

Note:


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. W-9

1911-01-28

Note:


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. W-9a

1912-07-09

Picture postcard from Ft. Monroe, VA



USS SEATTLE CA-11

Post Office Established 1 December 1916 - Disestablished 14 February 1921


 

Locy Type
1z

1918-04-09

Censored WWI use


 

Locy Type
3 (AC)

1917-03-15

Picture postcard from Santiago de Cuba


 

Locy Type
9v

1917-01-09

Mark from back of cover



USS SEATTLE CA-11

Post Office Reestablished 2 April 1923 - Disestablished 1 September 1927


 

Locy Type
3 (A)

"PORTLAND /
MAINE"

1927-08-12

Note:



U.S. RECEIVING SHIP In Service 29 August 1927 to 28 June 1946


 

Locy Type 3

"NAVY DAY /
USS SEATTLE"

Brooklyn, N.Y. /
U.S. Receiving Ship

(Small Letters)

1933-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by the Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS


 

Locy Type 3

"USS /
SEATTLE"

Brooklyn, N.Y. /
U.S. Receiving Ship

(Large Letters)

1938-03-08

Cachet by Ted Rauterberg


 

Locy Type 9

Brooklyn, N.Y. /
U.S. Receiving Ship

1935-07-04

Note:


 

Locy Type 9
w/ Slogan Box

New York, N.Y. /
Receiving Sta. Br.

"NAVY DAY /
U.S.S. SEATTLE"

USCS Receiving
Ships Catalog
Postmark Illus. RS-N-1a

1945-10-27

Navy Day


 

Brooklyn Receiving
Ship Fancy Cancel

"Daniel Boone /
Anniversary of Birth"

US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY

USCS Receiving
Ships Catalog
Postmark Illus. RS-B-1a

1935-02-11

Daniel Boone Bicentennial.


 

Brooklyn Receiving
Ship Fancy Cancel

"Memorial Day"

US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY

USCS Receiving
Ships Catalog
Postmark Illus. RS-B-1c

1935-05-30

Memorial Day 1935


 

Brooklyn Receiving
Ship Fancy Cancel

"Memorial Day /
May 30th 1935 /
Lest We Forget"

US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY

USCS Receiving
Ships Catalog
Postmark Illus. RS-B-1d

1935-05-30

Memorial Day 1935


 

Brooklyn Receiving
Ship Fancy Cancel

US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY

USCS Receiving
Ships Catalog
Postmark Illus. RS-B-1e

1936-12-25

Christmas Day from the back of the David R Annis cacheted cover.


 

Brooklyn Receiving
Ship Fancy Cancel

"Patriot's / Day"

US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY

USCS Receiving
Ships Catalog
Postmark Illus. RS-B-1g

1937-04-19

Note:


 

Brooklyn Receiving
Ship Fancy Cancel

"A Daring / Act"

US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY

USCS Receiving
Ships Catalog
Postmark Illus. RS-B-1h

1937-02-16

Note:


 

Locy Type P

US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY

U.S.S. corrected to U.S.

1941-07-23

Thermographed cachet by George V. Sadworth.


 

Locy Type
SLPb

1937-02-25

Note:


 

Locy Type
Receiving mark

"Captain's Office /
Receiving Ship /
At New York"

1937-04-23

Note:

 

Other Information

USS WASHINGTON / SEATTLE earned the Mexican Service Medal, the Haitian Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - (WASHINGTON) Named for the state of Washington.

NAMESAKE - (SEATTLE) Named for the city of Seattle, Washington.

The ship's sponsor was Miss Helen Stewart Wilson, daughter of United States Senator John L. Wilson of Washington state.

Ten ships of the US Navy have borne the name WASHINGTON - USS Washington (1775 Schooner), USS Washington (1776 Row Galley), USS Washington (1776 Frigate), USS Washington (1776 Lateen-Rigged Galley),
USS Washington (1814 Ship of the Line), USRC Washington (1833 Revenue Cutter), USS Washington ACR-11, USS Washington BB-47, USS Washington BB-56 and USS Washington SSN-787
The first six ships were named after George Washington, the last 4 were named after Washington state.

 


 

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