NIPSIC GUNBOAT

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 NIPSIC (Gunboat)
Commissioned September 2 1863 - Decommissioned December 1873
Partially broken up and completely rebuilt as Adams Class Gunboat
USS NIPSIC (Gunboat)
Commissioned October 11 1879 - Decommissioned October 2 1890
NIPSIC (Receiving Ship)
Placed In Service at Puget Sound Navy Yard to serve as Receiving Ship and Prison 1892
Sold February 13 1913
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)

Burned in late 1915

Naval Covers

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USS Nipsic Covers Page 1 (1933)

Postmarks

1st Commissioning September 2 1863 to December 1873

USPO CDS
Portsmouth, NH

1863-10-17

Note:

2nd Commissioning October 11 1879 to October 2 1890

- Danville R.P.O.

c1880

No Image

Posted to U.S.S. NIPSIC at Norfolk VA

Ships
Marking

USPO CDS
Portsmouth, VA

c1886-11-26

Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

Ships
Marking

SAMOA CDS

1888-12-04

6 pence "Palms" stamp (Sc17a) cancelled Dec 4 with Samoan double ring postmark. USS NIPSIC was stationed in Samoa from 23 Sept 1888 to 15 May 1889. Her tour in Samoa was cut short by damage the ship received from the great 1889 Apia cyclone (15 March 1889). Within the ships marking is written "Apia Island of Upolu / Samoan Islands".
Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

Other Information

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