BRIARCLIFF IX 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.
- BRIARCLIFF IX-3
Placed In Service as a Naval Reserve armory and training vessel for the 33rd Fleet Militia
Placed Out of Service September 25 1938 after she sank at her moorings as a result of a rotting hull
Struck from Naval Register December 29 1938
Later raised and inspected, she was declared unserviceable
Towed to sea December 29 1936 and allowed to sink 25 miles off Ambrose Light
Freighter
Built 1919 as a wooden-hulled freighter for the United States Shipping Board (USSB)
Launched (Date unknown)
Acquired from the USSB by the Navy in an incomplete condition (no engines or boilers) January 1 1922
Loaned to The New York Naval Militia
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Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type F |
1935-08-16 |
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Postmark created by John Gill
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Locy Type |
c 1935 |
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Cover courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Former name retained
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