DUBUQUE PG 17

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 DUBUQUE Gunboat No. 17
Commissioned 3 June 1905 - Decommissioned 22 July 1911
Transferred to Illinois Naval Militia for use as Training Vessel
Recommissioned 4 August 1914
Placed in Reserve Commission 3 October 1914
Fitted out as Mine Training Ship
Commissioned (Full) 30 July 1915
USS DUBUQUE AG-6
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 1919
Decommissioned 27 May 1919
Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 24 April 1922
USS DUBUQUE IX-9
Recommissioned 25 May 1922 as Naval Reserve Training Ship
Placed in Reduced Commission 1 November 1940
Reclassified Patrol Gunboat (PG) 4 November 1940
USS DUBUQUE PG-17
Recommissioned (Full) 1 July 1941 - Decommissioned 7 September 1945

Transferred 19 December 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal
Sold for scrap

Naval Covers

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USS Dubuque PG-17 Covers Page 1 (1909-1944)

Postmarks

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

Gunboat No. 17 - Post office established April 7 1909 - Disestablished July 24 1911

Locy Type
1(C+)

1909-11-13

As Gunboat 17

Locy Type
1ay (RECD)

1909-04-10

As Gunboat 17

Gunboat No. 17 - Post office reestablished July 31 1915 - Disestablished May 27 1919

Locy Type
3b (OXO)

"GUANTANAMO /
CUBA"

1916-01-24

Picture postcard of San Juan Hill Cuba

IX-9 No Postal Facilities

Locy Type
SLPsl (55x5)

1938-04-17

Easter Sunday. Ship's seal embossed

Locy Type
SLPb (58x5)

1938-11-01

Training Ship

Locy Type
SL3bs (38x3)

1936

Ship's seal embossed

Locy Type
SL5bs (39x3)

1936-10-27

Navy Day. USS Yantic IX-32 Ship's seal embossed

Canadian Slogan
Machine Postmark

Toronto Ontario

1937-08-28

N/A

Port visit with USS Wilmington PG-8 for the WARRIORS DAY CELEBRATIONS. Cachet by Hugh W. Flanagan.

PG-17 - Post office reestablished March 1 1941 - Disestablished June 30 1945

Locy Type
FDPS 3 (A-BTB)

"FIRST DAY /
CANCELLATION"

1941-03-05

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

Locy Type 2z

1944-09-30

Official Business

Locy Type
3 (A-BTB)

1941-12-19

Censored, WWII use

Locy Type 3z

1943-05-22

Censored, sailors mail

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Dubuque, Iowa.

The ships sponsor was Miss M. Tredway.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name DUBUQUE - USS Dubuque PG-17 and USS Dubuque LPD-8

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