NORTH CAROLINA
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 1818 - Launched September 7 1820 Recommissioned 1837 Assigned as Receiving Ship, New York Navy Yard June 1839 Placed in Ordinary (Decommissioned) 1866 Sold October 1 1867 |
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Postmarks
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2nd Commissioning 1837 to 1866
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Owego NY |
1844-06-13 |
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Incoming mail to ship at New York City
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Manuscript 5 |
c 1858 |
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No Image |
Courtesy of the Jim Hanson Collection.
Addressed to "Mr. Savatore Petrola, musician on board ship 'North Carolina' Navy Yard Brooklyn N.Y.
The "John S. Lawrence / New-York" marking was probably that of a Dispatch Agent, or one who receives and forwards mail for a fee.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - One of the thirteen original states, the state of North Carolina.
There has been five ships of the US Navy that have borne the name NORTH CAROLINA - USS North Carolina (1820 Ship of the Line), USS North Carolina ACR-12,
USS North Carolina BB-52 (Keel Laid 12 January 1920 - Canceled 8 February 1922), USS North Carolina BB-55 and USS North Carolina SSN-777.
There was one ship of the Confederate Navy that bore the name NORTH CAROLINA - CSS North Carolina (Ironclad 1863-1864)
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