NASHVILLE PG 7
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.
Keel Laid 9 August 1894 - Launched 19 October 1895 Recommissioned 8 August 1905 - Decommissioned 23 July 1906 Recommissioned 29 April 1909 Assigned to Illinois Naval Militia at Chicago, Ill. Withdrawn July 1911 Decommissioned 29 October 1918 Converted to barge and renamed Taken out of service 1954 Scrapped 1957 |
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.
- USS Nashville PG-7 Covers Page 1 (1913-1917)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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 Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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3rd Commissioning 29 April 1909 to 29 October 1918
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Locy Type |
1911-11-02 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1917-08-31 |
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Romantic postcard
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Locy Type |
1917-08-31 |
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Romantic postcard
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Locy Type |
1917-09-04 |
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Censored wartime (WWI) use
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Locy Type |
1915-11-18 |
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Other Information
USS NASHVILLE participated in the Spanish–American War, the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Expedition and World War I during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Nashville, Tennessee.
The ships sponsor was Miss Emma Thompson.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name NASHVILLE - USS NASHVILLE PG-7, USS NASHVILLE CL-43 and USS NASHVILLE LPD-13.
Two ships of the Confederate Navy have borne the name NASHVILLE - CSS Nashville (1861 steamer) and CSS Nashville (1864 side-wheel steam ironclad).
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