CONSTELLATION IX 20
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.
- Sail Corvette
- USS CONSTELLATION (Sloop of War)
Commissioned June 26 1798 Served as Receiving Ship, Norfolk Navy Yard, 1865 - 1866
Redesignated Receiving Ship, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1866 - 1868
Redesignated Practice Ship, US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD, 1869 - 1893
Decommissioned 1893
Served as Stationary Training Ship, US Naval Training Center, Newport RI, 1894 - 1933
Renamed OLD CONSTELLATION December 1 1917, While in reserve
Name restored July 24 1925
Placed In Ordinary at Newport Naval Training Center, 1933 - 1940
Recommissioned August 24 1940
- USS CONSTELLATION IX-20
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) January 8 1941
Designated Relief Flagship, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Battleship Squadron 5, 1941 - 1945
Placed In Ordinary at Boston Navy Yard, 1946 - 1955
Decommissioned February 4 1955
Arrived in Baltimore to be restored 1955
Placed on National Historic Landmark roster May 23 1963
Currently a Museum Ship at Baltimore, MD
Keel Laid June 25 1853 - Launched August 26 1854
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.
- Constellation Covers Page 1 (1909-43)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type SM |
1888-06-29 |
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As Practice Ship at US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD. Stamp is postmarked with a duplex device from New London CT
Cover courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.
Post office established July 29 1908 - Disestablished July 5 1919
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Locy Type |
1911-03-27 |
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As Receiving Ship at Newport, R.I.
Picture postcard entitled "Spinning Yarns at the U.S. Training Station, Newport R.I."
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Locy Type |
1909-09-27 |
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Postcard use
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Locy Type |
1912-09-27 |
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Postcard use
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Locy Type |
1913-09-11 |
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As Receiving Ship at Newport, R.I.
Picture postcard from Newport R.I.
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USPOD Type F |
1935-10-27 |
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As IX-20. Navy Day
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USPO Machine cancel |
1940-08-24 |
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As IX-20. First Day in Commission, Cachet by Walter Czubay
Post office reestablished December 10 1941 - Disestablished September 1 1945
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Locy Type |
1942-02-09 |
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As IX-20
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Locy Type |
1942-02-09 |
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Close-up of the First Day of Post Office marking
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Locy Type |
1942-04-27 |
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Collectors request.
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Locy Type |
1942-02-09 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1942-04-27 |
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Collectors request.
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Locy Type |
1942-04-27 |
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Collectors request.
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Locy Type F |
1947-12-25 |
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Christmas, cachet by Donald R. Graf
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS FDOI |
2004-06-30 |
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First Day of Issue, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS FDOI |
2004-06-30 |
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First Day of Issue, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named in honor, according to the U.S. Congress, of the "new constellation of stars" on the flag of the United States.
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