WABASH Old Frigate

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 WABASH Frigate

Naval Covers

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USS Wabash Covers Page 1 (1909)

Postmarks

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

3rd Commissioning 16 May 1861 to 14 February 1865

USPO CDS
Wellesboro PA

1862-01-08

N/A

Incoming mail to ship at Port Royal SC

USPO CDS
Baltimore MD

1862-10-09

N/A

Incoming mail to Asst. Engineer

USPO CDS
Jenkintown PA

c1864-03-05

N/A

Incoming mail to ship at Port Royal SC

4th Commissioning 20 August 1904 to 15 November 1912

Locy Type
1ay

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. W-1

1909-11-29

Picture postcard from Lowell, MA and additional postmark from Lowell, MA

Other Information

USS WABASH earned the Civil War Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river that rises in Drake County, Ohio, near Fort Recovery and meanders westward across Indiana until it reaches Illinois at a point just southwest of Terre Haute. South of that point, it outlines the border between the two states until emptying into the Ohio a few miles west of Uniontown, Ky. Wabash is an abbreviation of the Miami Indian name for the stream, Wabashiki, which means "bright white" or "gleaming white." It refers to the limestone bed of the stream along its upper course The ships sponsor was Miss Pennsylvania Grice.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name WABASH - USS Wabash (1855 Screw Frigate), USS Wabash ID-1824, USS Wabash AOG-4 and USS Wabash AOR-5.

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