POTOMAC AT 50
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.
Built 1897 as WILMOT Acquired by US Navy 14 April 1898 and renamed |
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Naval Covers
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- USS Potomac AT-50 Covers Page 1 (1912-1918)
Postmarks
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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 1z |
1918-04-17 |
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Censored WWI use
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Locy Type 2 |
1912-01-03 |
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Picture postcard. Postmark is unreported in the USCS Postmark Catalog.
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Locy Type 3(AC) |
1917-08-22 |
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Picture postcard of Union Station, Charleston SC. From the Bob Govern collection.
Other Information
USS POTOMAC earned the Spanish Campaign Medal, the Haiti Campaign Medal, the Dominican Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A river on the Eastern seaboard of the United States, emptying into Chesapeake Bay and forming a boundary between Virginia and Maryland
Five ships of the US Navy have been named POTOMAC - USS Potomac (Frigate 1822), USS Potomac (Whaler 1861), USS Potomac AT-50, USS Potomac AG-25 and USS Potomac AO-181.
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