WHEELING IX 28

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.

Wheeling Class Gunboat
Keel Laid April 11 1896 - Launched March 18 1897


1. USS WHEELING Gunboat No. 14
   Commissioned August 10 1897 - Decommissioned July 1 1904
   Recommissioned May 3 1910 - Decommissioned April 18 1911
   Recommissioned July 1 1911 - October 18 1916
   Recommissioned February 17 1917 - Decommissioned October 18 1919
   Designated (PG) July 17 1920, While in reserve
   Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) January 21 1941, While in reserve
   
   
2. WHEELING IX-28
   Placed In Service September 13 1941 - Out of Service February 13 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 28 1946
   Sold October 5 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1911-44)

 

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

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3rd Commissioning July 1 1911 to October 18 1916

 

Locy Type 1u

1911-11-17

Picture postcard showing "Railroad Avenue", Empire, Panama Canal Zone
Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

Locy Type 1u

1911-11-17

Picture postcard showing "Railroad Avenue", Empire, Panama Canal Zone
Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

Locy Type 1u

1912-03-15

Picture postcard of Galveston Beach, Galveston TX

 

Locy Type 1u

1912-03-15

Picture postcard of Galveston Beach, Galveston TX

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "VERA CRUZ / MEXICO"

1915-04-26

Note:

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In Service Period September 13 1941 to February 13 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-12-18 to 1944-12-19

No post office during this period

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A city on the Ohio border of West Virginia's panhandle. Wheeling is the seat of government for Ohio County.

 

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