OZARK BM 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.

USS ARKANSAS
Commissioned 28 October 1902
Assigned to The Naval Academy as a Training Ship 1906
USS OZARK
Renamed 2 March 1909
Loaned to the Washington D.C. Naval Militia 26 June 1910
Returned to US Navy 6 March 1913
Outfitted as Submarine Tender 1913
Decommissioned 20 August 1919
USS OZARK BM-7
Designation BM-7 assigned 17 July 1920 while in reserve

Sold January 26 1922 for scrap

Naval Covers

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USS Ozark BM-7 Covers Page 1 (1909-1915)

Postmarks

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

USS ARKANSAS (Monitor)

Post Office Established Jan 27, 1909

Locy Type
1(C)

1909-05-10

Postcard. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.

USS OZARK (Monitor)

Name Changed Mar 2, 1909 - Post Office Closed Aug 20, 1919

Locy Type 1 (C)

1909-06-19

Note:

Locy Type 1a (C)

1911-05-28

Postcard. The killer bars were struck with a separate device. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.

Locy Type 3r (AC)

1915-01-21

Postcard. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.

Locy Type 9v (C)

1915-10-20

Courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.

Other Information

USS OZARK earned the Mexican Service Medal and the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Arkansas

NAMESAKE - Named for the City of Ozark, Arkansas

The ships sponsor was Miss Bobbie Newton Jones, daughter of Hon. Daniel W. Jones, governor of Arkansas.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name ARKANSAS - USS Arkansas (1863 Screw Steamer), USS Arkansas BM-7, USS Arkansas BB-33, USS Arkansas CGN-41 and USS Arkansas SSN-800.

One ship of the Confederate Navy bore the name ARKANSAS - CSS Arkansas (1862 Ironclad Ram).

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