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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Steam Sloop<br/>
Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched January 26 1860<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RICHMOND'''<br/>
Commissioned 1860 - Decommissioned July 14 1866<br/>
Recommissioned January 11 1869 - Decommissioned November 8 1871<br/>
Recommissioned November 18 1872 - Decommissioned September 18 1877<br/> 
Recommissioned 1879 - Decommissioned August 22 1884<br/>
Recommissioned January 20 1887<br/>
Assigned as Training Ship at Newport, R.I. 1890<br/>
Assigned as Receiving Ship at Philadelphia 1893<br/>
Assigned as Auxiliary to [[FRANKLIN_Screw_Frigate|Receiving Ship FRANKLIN]] at Norfolk  1903-19<br/><br/>    
Struck from Naval Register June 31 1919<br/>
Sold July 23 1919 to Joseph Hyman & Sons and broken up at Philadelphia
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, 
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one 
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of 
earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning 1860 to July 14 1866</h4>

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LA<br/>CDS
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1862-05-06
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NY<br/>CDS
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1864-08-29
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Incoming mail addressed to Robert (Neir?) West Coast Blockading Squadron, New Orleans
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<h4>2nd Commissioning January 11 1869 to November 8 1871</h4>
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<h4>3rd Commissioning November 11 1872 to September 18 1877</h4>
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<h4>4th Commissioning November 19 1878 to August 22 1884</h4>
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<h4>5th Commissioning Jannnuary 20 1887 to 1890</h4>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Civil War Medal - World War I Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Richmond, Virginia

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