BRUTUS AC 15

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.

Brutus Class Collier Built 1894 PETER IBSEN (Collier) Acquired U.S. Navy April 21 1898 USS BRUTUS Collier No. 15 Commissioned May 27 1898 - Decommissioned October 20 1899 Recommissioned December 25 1899 - Decommissioned February 16 1900 Recommissioned Late 1900 - Decommissioned August 29 1901 Recommissioned March 8 1902 - Decommissioned May 13 1908 Recommissioned January 3 1909 - Decommissioned May 20 1912 USS BRUTUS AC-15 Designated (AC) and Recommissioned July 17 1920 Decommissioned August 17 1921 Struck from Navy list July 29 1922 Sold to the A. Bercovich Co., Oakland, Calif

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

USPO Type 9 Mil. Sta. No. 1 Philippine Isl. San Francisco CA

1898-12-02

N/A

Officers Mail, letter (not shown) is from Ensign Dunn of USS BRUTUS, date line "at anchor off Cavite. 2 Dec 1898".

 

USPO Machine Cancel Norfolk VA

1909-06-11

Straight-Line marking on postcard. Also postmarked from Boston MA (06/12/1909) and North Tisbury MA (06/14/1909)

 

USPO Machine Cancel San Francisco CA

1918-03-29

Straight-Line marking and Censored. Official Business.

 

Other Information

USS Brutus AC-15 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Spanish Campaign Medal; Mexican Service Medal and the World War I Victory Medal (with Transport Clasp).

NAMESAKE - Named for Marcus Junius Brutus (c85-78 B.C. - November 16 42 B.C.) a Roman politician during the time of Julius Caesar.

 

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