PENSACOLA Screw Steamer

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 PENSACOLA Screw Steamer

USS PENSACOLA (Receiving Ship)

Naval Covers

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USS Pensacola Screw steamer Covers Page 1 (1909-1911)

Postmarks

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

2nd Commissioning 16 August 1866 to 23 May 1884

Philadelphia PA CDS

New York NY CDS

c1880-11-01

N/A

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Panama

Boston MA CDS

c1880-11-29

N/A

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at San Francisco

Philadelphia CDS

c1880-12-30

N/A

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Honolulu Hawaii

3rd Commissioning 4 April 1885 to 18 April 1892

Canadian Duplex

1890-07-17

N/A

Incoming mail to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford, USN

Asbury Park NJ Duplex

New York NY Duplex

London (partial)

1890-12-26

Incoming to ship at London

R.P.O.

1891-03-15

Addressed to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford at Panama. Back stamped (New York?) machine March 17 1891

Valparaiso, Chile CDS

1891-04-02

Mail from George Cooke, Medical Inspector, USN

5th Commissioning 14 July 1901 to 6 December 1911

Locy Type 1

1909-06-17

Note:

Locy Type
1ay (RECD)

USPO cancel
St. Paul, Minn.
July 23 1909

1909-07-27

PENSACOLA "Received" marking is in the middle of this postcard and the postmark illustration is enhanced for better viewing.

Locy Type 2

1911-11-17

Note:

Other Information

USS PENSACOLA received the Civil War Medal for her war service.

NAMESAKE - A bay and city in Escambia County, Fla.

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