BERCEAU YFB 3

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.

Talbot Class Torpedo Boat Keel Laid April 8 1897 - Launched November 14 1897 USS TALBOT Torpedo Boat No. 15 Commissioned April 4 1898 - Decommissioned February 20 1904 Recommissioned August 31 1906 - Decommissioned May 1 1912 Retained in service as a ferryboat for service between Washington Navy Yard and the naval facilities at Indian Head, MD. BERCEAU Ferry Boat Renamed April 11 1918 and reclassified BERCEAU YFB-3 Designated (YFB) July 17 1920 - Placed out of service June 20 1940 Struck from the Naval Register July 18 1944 Sold for scrapping, date unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1940)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Indian Head, MD

1936-03-18

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA." USS Rhind DD-404

1940-06-20

N/A

Incorrectly listed as Decommissioned, actually "Place Out Of Service". Cachet by Al Cohen

 

Other Information

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