CASTINE PG 6

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 CASTINE Gunboat No. 6
Commissioned October 22 1894 - Decommissioned October 8 1901
Recommissioned November 12 1903 - Decommissioned September 23 1905
Recommissioned October 4 1908 - Decommissioned October 23 1913
Recommissioned April 22 1914 - Decommissioned August 28 1919
Designated (PG) July 17 1920 while in reserve

Sold August 5 1921 and converted to Banana Boat
Sunk (collision) in the Mississippi River December 12 1924

Naval Covers

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USS Castine PG-6 Covers Page 1 (1911-17)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning October 22 1894 to October 8 1901

USPO Machine Cancel

Newark NJ

1899-05-11

N/A

Incoming mail to USS Castine - Asiatic Squadron

3rd Commissioning October 4 1908 to October 23 1913

Locy Type 1(C)

1911-11-07

Note:

Locy Type
9v

1912-10-18

N/A

Notes: Cut Square, R-3 Scarcity rating

4th Commissioning April 22 1914 to August 28 1919

Locy Type
3 (A)

"MOBILE /
ALABAMA"

1915-02-16

Note: Mardi Gras - Shrove Tuesday

Locy Type
3 (A)

"MOBILE /
ALABAMA"

1915-02-16

Postcard entitled: "Mobile Mardi Gras / Arrival of King Felix / Mobile, Ala."

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the town of Castine, Maine

Historical note: Lieutenant Chester Nimitz served aboard her in 1912.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named CASTINE - USS Castine PG-6 and USS Castine IX-211 ex USS PC-452.

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