PENSACOLA Screw Steamer

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.

Screw Steamer
Launched 15 August 1859


1. USS PENSACOLA Screw Steamer)
Commissioned (Special) 5 December 1859 - Decommissioned 31 January 1860
Recommissioned (Full) 16 September 1861 - Decommissioned (for improvements) 29 April 1864
Recommissioned 16 August 1866
Placed In Ordinary 15 February 1870 - 14 October 1871
Placed In Ordinary 31 December 1873 - 13 July 1874
Decommissioned 23 May 1884
Recommissioned 4 April 1885 - Decommissioned 18 April 1892
Recommissioned 22 November 1898
Placed In Ordinary 31 May 1899


2. USS PENSACOLA (Receiving Ship)
Recommissioned 14 July 1901 - Decommissioned 6 December 1911

Struck from Naval Registry 23 December 1911
Burned and sunk May 1912 by the US Navy

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Pensacola Screw steamer Covers Page 1    (1909-1911)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning 16 August 1866 to 23 May 1884

 

Philadelphia PA CDS New York NY CDS

c1880-11-01

N/A

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Panama

 

Boston MA CDS

c1880-11-29

N/A

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at San Francisco

 

Philadelphia CDS

c1880-12-30

N/A

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Honolulu Hawaii

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3rd Commissioning 4 April 1885 to 18 April 1892

 

Canadian Duplex

1890-07-17

N/A

Incoming mail to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford, USN

 

Asbury Park NJ Duplex New York NY Duplex London (partial)

1890-12-26

Incoming to ship at London

 

R.P.O.

1891-03-15

Addressed to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford at Panama. Back stamped (New York?) machine March 17 1891

 

Valparaiso, Chile CDS

1891-04-02

Mail from George Cooke, Medical Inspector, USN

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5th Commissioning 14 July 1901 to 6 December 1911

 

Locy Type 1

1909-06-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 1ay (RECD) USPO cancel St. Paul, Minn. July 23 1909

1909-07-27

PENSACOLA "Received" marking is in the middle of this postcard and the postmark illustration is enhanced for better viewing.

 

Locy Type 2

1911-11-17

Note:

 

Other Information

USS PENSACOLA received the Civil War Medal for her war service.

NAMESAKE - A bay and city in Escambia County, Fla.

 

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