PLYMOUTH

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 Sloop-of-War Laid down June 27 1867 - Launched August 8 1868 USS KENOSHA (Screw Sloop of War) Commissioned January 20 1869 USS PLYMOUTH (Screw Sloop of War) Renamed May 15 1869 Decommissioned June 28 1873 Recommissioned October 10 1874 - Decommissioned May 17 1879 Scrapped 1884

 

Naval Covers

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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.

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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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1st Commissioning January 20 1869 to June 28 1873

 

London Paid B. E. Stevens Dispatch Agent

1869-11-03

As PLYMOUTH

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2nd Commissioning October 10 1874 - Decommissioned May 17 1879

 

Ships Marking

1876-04-06

Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection

 

Ships Marking

1877-12-12

Written on side "From Don Juan Porto Rico" Postmarked on the ship on Dec 12th, to New York on the 27th (where it was assessed 10 cents postge due) and then manuscript "Rec Due 28th 1877". Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection

 

Other Information

KENOSHA's first assignment was with the European Station
Escorted the British Steamer SS MONARCH, carrying the remains of George Peabody, American merchant, financier and philanthropist, to the United States for burial
PLYMOUTH returned to the Mediterranean for duty as flagship of the European Station, September 1871 to February 1872
Returned to the Mediterranean once more before returning home in 1873

 

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