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<ol>Miscellaneous Unclassified<br/>
<ol>Miscellaneous Unclassified<br/>
Built 1903 as EASTLAND<br/>
Built 1903 at Jenks Shipbuilding Co. Port Huron, MI<br/><br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 21 1917<br/><br/>
<li>'''EASTLAND''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
<li>'''USS WILMETTE'''<br/>
Owned and operated by Michigan Steamship Company<br/>
Commissioned September 20 1918 - Decommissioned February 15 1940<br/><br/>
On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River<br/>
<li>'''WILMETTE'''<br/>  
In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed<br/>
Placed In Service February 15 1940<br/><br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy 21 November 1917<br/><br/>
<li>'''WILMETTE IX-29'''<br/>
<li>'''USS WILMETTE''' (Gunboat)</li>
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) February 17 1941<br/><br/>
Commissioned 20 September 1918 - Decommissioned 15 February 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILMETTE IX-29'''<br/>
<li>'''WILMETTE''' (Gunboat)</li>  
Recommissioned April 9 1945 - Decommissioned November 28 1945<br/><br/>  
Placed In Service 15 February 1940<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 19 1945<br/>
<li>'''WILMETTE IX-29'''</li>
Sold October 31 1946 to Hyman Michaels Co. for scrap
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 17 February 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILMETTE IX-29'''</li>
Recommissioned 9 April 1945 - Decommissioned 28 November 1945<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 19 December 1945<br/><br/>
Sold 31 October 1946 for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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Locy Type SLK
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Backside of the cover, showing various stamped markings. From the Bob Govern collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS WILMETTE earned the World War I Victory Medal with Atlantic Fleet clasp, the American Defense Medal with Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
USS WILMETTE earned the World War I Victory Medal with Atlantic Fleet clasp, the American Defense Medal with Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A residential village in Cook County, Il, about 15 miles north of Chicago.
'''NAMESAKE''' - A residential village in Cook County, IL, about 15 miles north of Chicago.
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 6 July 2024

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.

    Miscellaneous Unclassified
    Built 1903 at Jenks Shipbuilding Co. Port Huron, MI

  1. EASTLAND (Passenger Liner)
  2. Owned and operated by Michigan Steamship Company
    On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River
    In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed
    Acquired by U.S. Navy 21 November 1917

  3. USS WILMETTE (Gunboat)
  4. Commissioned 20 September 1918 - Decommissioned 15 February 1940

  5. WILMETTE (Gunboat)
  6. Placed In Service 15 February 1940

  7. WILMETTE IX-29
  8. Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 17 February 1941

  9. USS WILMETTE IX-29
  10. Recommissioned 9 April 1945 - Decommissioned 28 November 1945
    Struck from Naval Register 19 December 1945

    Sold 31 October 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. USS Wilmette IX-29 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

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Locy Type SLK

c 1935

Note: Est. date based on stamp release date of 1934.


 

Locy Type SLK

c 1935

Backside of the cover, showing various stamped markings. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS WILMETTE earned the World War I Victory Medal with Atlantic Fleet clasp, the American Defense Medal with Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A residential village in Cook County, IL, about 15 miles north of Chicago.

 


 

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