YANTIC IX 32
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.
- Nipsic Class Screw Gunboat
- USS YANTIC Screw Gunboat
Commissioned August 12 1864 - Decommissioned 1898
Loaned to Michigan State Militia 1898 - 1917 as Training Ship
Recommissioned April 1917
Served as Training Ship at the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, IL
Decommissioned July 24 1919
Struck from Naval Register July 24 1919
- YANTIC Screw Gunboat
Assigned duty with Naval Reserve Forces as Training Ship December 1919 - May 1921
- USS YANTIC IX-32
Recommissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) May 15 1921
Decommissioned June 30 1926
Loaned to Michigan State Militia
Sunk pierside in Detroit October 22 1929
Investigations revealed that the sinking was caused by structural weakening, owing to "natural deterioration"
Struck from Naval Register May 9 1930
Keel Laid (Date unknown)
Launched March 19 1864
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Postmarks
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Ships Marking |
1885-09-08 |
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Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.
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Locy Type |
1936-10-27 |
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Navy Day
Covers bears an embossed seal from the USS YANTIC although she was decommissioned in 1926 and struck from the Naval registry in 1930.
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Locy Type |
1936-10-27
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Navy Day
Covers bears an embossed seal from the USS YANTIC although she was decommissioned in 1926 and struck from the Naval registry in 1930.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - A river in the state of Connecticut
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