COLORADO

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 COLORADO (Screw Frigate)
Commissioned March 13 1858
Placed in ordinary August 6 1858
Recommissioned June 3 1861
Assigned to Gulf Blockading Squadron
Decommissioned June 28 1862
Recommissioned November 10 1862 - Decommissioned February 18 1864
Recommissioned September 1 1864
Assigned to North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Decommissioned February 3 1865
Recommissioned May 25 1865
Assigned to European Squadron as Flagship
Placed in ordinary September 7 1867
Recommissioned February 15 1870
Assigned to Asiatic Station as Flagship
Decommissioned March 25 1873
Recommissioned December 2 1873
Assigned to North Atlantic Station
Decommissioned June 8 1875
Assigned as Receiving Ship at New York Navy Yard from 1876 - 1884

Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Sold February 14 1885

Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

2nd Commissioning June 3 1861 to June 28 1862

Boston MA CDS / PAID

1862-02-10

N/A

Note:

3rd Commissioning November 10 1862 to February 18 1864

U. S. SHIP

c1863

Note:

7th Commissioning December 2 1873 to June 8 1875

USPO
CDS Postmark

Key West, FL

1874-02-17

Note the ships chaplain's personal marking at the upper left, three days prior to the actual posting.

Undecipherable
postmark

1874-03-04

Ship's Marking, addressed to ships chaplains family member. Cover courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

Undecipherable
postmark

1874-03-04

Chaplain's Marking, addressed to ships chaplains family member. Cover courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

Mergersburgh PA
CDS

1884-02-28

Letter addressed to ship while Receiving Ship at New York
Back New York Rec'd 02-29-84...Late arrival Train Detention

Other Information

USS COLORADO earned the Civil War Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The Colorado River

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