NEWPORT IX 19

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.

Annapolis Class Gunboat Keel Laid January 17 1896 - Launched December 5 1896 Delivered to U.S. Navy June 27 1897 USS NEWPORT Gunboat No. 12 Commissioned October 5 1897 - Decommissioned September 7 1898 Recommissioned May 1 1900 - Decommissioned December 1 1902 Recommissioned May 15 1903 - Decommissioned November 17 1906 Loaned to Massachusettes Naval Militia June 2 1907 Reassigned to New York Public Marine School October 27 1907 Returned to U.S. Navy June 1918 Recommissioned June 1918 - Decommissioned June 3 1919 Redesignated Gunboat PG-19 July 17 1920 Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified IX-19 July 1 1921 Struck from Naval Register October 12 1931 Turned over 1934 to the city of Aberdeen, WA as Training Ship Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1914)

 

Postmarks

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

 

PHOTO POSTCARD

No Image

U. S. GUNBOAT "NEWPORT." DISPLACEMENT 1010 TONS.
LENGTH 168 FEET. MAIN BATTERY 6 GUNS.

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Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illustration N-31

1914-09-28 to 1914-09-28

Postcard view is shown in the History section. No conclusive data on the initials U.S.A.N.S.S. as seen on the card. The postcard was printed in Marseille, France.
Initials in postmark, N.Y.S.S., could mean "New York School Ship" as the NEWPORT was loaned to the New York Public Marine School at this time.
This marking is very rare, maybe four copies known.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A city and county in Rhode Island, important as a naval base since the American Revolution.

 

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