SACRAMENTO PG 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.

Sacramento Class Gunboat Keel Laid 30 April 1913 - Launched 21 February 1914 USS SACRAMENTO Gunboat No. 19 Commissioned 26 April 1914 USS SACRAMENTO PG-19 Designated (PG) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 12 October 1939 Recommissioned 4 November 1940 - Decommissioned 6 February 1946 Transferred to War Shipping Administration for disposal FERMINA (Commercial Service) Sold 23 August 1947 to Italian Merchant Service and renamed Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sacramento PG-19 Covers Page 1    (1916-1941)
2. USS Sacramento PG-19 Covers Page 2    (1938-1939 - Homeward Bound From The Orient)

 

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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Post Office Established 8 November 1914 - Disestablished 12 October 1939

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1916-05-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "GALVESTON / TEXAS"

1921-06-24

Postcard use

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT)

1938-04-24

Asiatic service, cachet by John Coulthard.
R/S marking on the back from Deane C. (DC) Bartley

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "SHANGHAI / CHINA"

1937-01-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "NEW-YORK / N.Y."

1939-05-27

Official Business.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "SALVAGE / AREA"

1939-07-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 3s (B)

1930-12-27

Official Business

 

Locy Type 5hks "PTO CABEZAS / NICARAGUA"

1931-07-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 5ahks "ASIATIC / STATION"

1934-11-14

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Locy Type 5bhks (XOX) "ASIATIC / STATION"

1934-04-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 9 (C)

1924-09-XX

Note: No day in postmark

 

Locy Type 9v

1938-05-05

Note:

 

Locy Type F "COLUMBO / CELON" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-11

1939-02-06

Note: Ceylon misspelled (British Crown Colony at this time)

 

Locy Type LDC 3 (A-BTT) "LAST DAY / MAIL"

1939-10-12

Last Day in Commission. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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Post Office Reestablished 24 February 1941 - Disestablished 1 December 1944

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION"

1941-02-27

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION"

1941-02-27

Note:

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-02-27

Note:

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efw

1941-02-27

Note:

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-02-27

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Gordon A. Shaw.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-02-26

Postmarked one day early.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-04-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1941-05-26

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Other Information

USS SACRAMENTO earned the Mexican Service Medal, the Dominican Campaign Medal, the World War I Victory Medal, the Haitian Campaign Medal, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Yangtze Service Medal, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal with "FLEET" clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory medal during her Naval service.

USS SACRAMENTO was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Sacramento, California

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name SACRAMENTO - USS Sacramento (1862 Sloop), USS Sacramento PG-19 and USS Sacramento AOE-1.

The ships sponsor was Miss Phoebe Briggs.

 

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