SEATTLE IX 39
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.
Keel Laid 23 September 1903 - Launched 18 March 1905 Placed In Service as Receiving Ship 20 July 1913 Recommissioned 23 April 1914 - Decommissioned 31 March 1916 Decommissioned 14 February 1921 Recommissioned 1 March 1923 Placed In Service 29 August 1927 as Receiving Ship, Brooklyn Navy Yard Decommissioned 15 September 1927 Placed Out of Service 28 June 1946 Struck from Naval Register 19 July 1946 Sold 3 December 1946 for scrap |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- USS Washington Armored Cruiser No. 11 Covers Page 1 (1908-1915)
- USS Seattle IX-39 Covers Page 1 (1917-1941)
- USS Seattle IX-39 Covers Page 2 (1937 Postmark RS-B-1h)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USS WASHINGTON ACR-11
Post Office Established 15 August 1908 - Disestablished 22 February 1914
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Locy Type 1 |
1908-12-21 |
From the Steve Shay collection.
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Locy Type 1 |
1909-05-28 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type |
1911-12-12 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type 2 (C) |
1912-05-18 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type |
1914-06-23 |
Facing slip. Courtesy of Stewart Milstein.
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Locy Type |
1915-02-12 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type |
1915-03-04 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type |
1915-09-10 |
Note:
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Locy Type 9v (C) |
1909-05-28 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type F |
1911-01-28 |
Note:
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Locy Type F |
1912-07-09 |
Picture postcard from Ft. Monroe, VA
USS SEATTLE CA-11
Post Office Established 1 December 1916 - Disestablished 14 February 1921
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Locy Type |
1918-04-09 |
Censored WWI use
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Locy Type |
1917-03-15 |
Picture postcard from Santiago de Cuba
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Locy Type |
1917-01-09 |
Mark from back of cover
USS SEATTLE CA-11
Post Office Reestablished 2 April 1923 - Disestablished 1 September 1927
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Locy Type |
1927-08-12 |
Note:
U.S. RECEIVING SHIP In Service 29 August 1927 to 28 June 1946
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Locy Type 3 |
1933-10-27 |
Navy Day, cachet by the Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS
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Locy Type 3 |
1938-03-08 |
Cachet by Ted Rauterberg
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Locy Type 9 |
1935-07-04 |
Note:
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Locy Type 9 |
1935-07-04 |
Postmark is printed in silver. From the Rich Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type 9 |
1945-10-27 |
Navy Day
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Brooklyn Receiving |
1935-02-11 |
Daniel Boone Bicentennial.
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Brooklyn Receiving |
1935-02-21 |
50th Anniversary of the Washington Monument Dedication. Cachet by John C. Von Losberg. From the John Young collection.
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Brooklyn Receiving |
1935-05-30 |
Memorial Day 1935
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Brooklyn Receiving |
1935-05-30 |
Memorial Day 1935
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Brooklyn Receiving |
1936-12-25 |
Christmas Day from the back of the David R Annis cacheted cover.
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Brooklyn Receiving |
1937-04-19 |
Note:
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Brooklyn Receiving |
1937-02-16 |
Note:
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Locy Type P |
1941-07-23 |
Thermographed cachet by George V. Sadworth.
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Locy Type |
1937-03-01 |
From the Rich Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type |
1937-04-19 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type |
1937-02-25 |
Note:
Received Markings and other "Killers"
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Locy Type |
1937-04-23 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1935-02-22 |
Washington Monument Dedicated. Cachet by John C. Von Losberg. From the John Young collection.
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Locy Type |
1937-04-19 |
From the Bob Reisinger collection.
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Locy Type 9 |
1935-09-14 |
Launching of USS Conyngham DD-371. Cachet by John C. Von Losberg. From the John Young collection.
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Locy Type 9 |
1935-10-28 |
Launching of USS Cassin DD-372. Cachet by John C. Von Losberg. From the John Young collection.
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Locy Type 9 |
1935-10-28 |
Launching of USS Cassin DD-372. Cachet by John C. Von Losberg.
Other Information
USS WASHINGTON / SEATTLE earned the Mexican Service Medal, the Haitian Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - (WASHINGTON) Named for the state of Washington.
NAMESAKE - (SEATTLE) Named for the city of Seattle, Washington.
The ship's sponsor was Miss Helen Stewart Wilson, daughter of United States Senator John L. Wilson of Washington state.
Ten ships of the US Navy have borne the name WASHINGTON - USS Washington (1775 Schooner), USS Washington (1776 Row Galley), USS Washington (1776 Frigate), USS Washington (1776 Lateen-Rigged Galley),
USS Washington (1814 Ship of the Line), USRC Washington (1833 Revenue Cutter), USS Washington ACR-11, USS Washington BB-47, USS Washington BB-56 and USS Washington SSN-787
The first six ships were named after George Washington, the last 4 were named after Washington state.
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