ONTARIO

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.

Sloop-of-War Built by Thomas Kemp, Baltimore, MD., in 1813 Launched, date unknown USS ONTARIO Commissioned, date unknown Assigned to duty as a Navy Yard receiving ship at Baltimore from 20 July 1843 to June 1856 Decommissioned, date unknown Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown Sold at public auction, 15 July 1856

Naval Covers

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1. USS Ontario Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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

 

USPO Postmark Pensacola, FL

(1838)-09-04

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - The smallest of the Great Lakes.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name ONTARIO - USS Ontario (1812 Lake Schooner), USS Ontario (1813 Sloop of War), USS Ontario (1863 Screw Sloop), USS Ontario (1908) and USS Ontario AT-13

 

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