ALASKA

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.

Wooden-Hulled Screw Sloop of War Keel Laid August 22 1867 - Launched October 31 1868 USS ALASKA (Screw Sloop of War) Commissioned December 8 1869 - Decommissioned October 5 1876 Recommissioned April 23 1878 - Decommissioned February 13 1883 Sold at Mare Island on November 20 1883.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Newark NJ CDS San Francisco CA CDS

c1870-12-22 to c1870-12-29

Incoming mail to ship at San Francisco

 

USPO Duplex New York, NY

1881-09-16

N/A

Note: Straight line marking ID's the ship.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The Territory of ALASKA.

There have been four ships of the US Navy that have borne the name ALASKA - USS ALASKA (1868), USS Alaska ID-3035, USS Alaska CB-1 and USS Alaska SSBN-732.

Ship sponsor was Miss Grace Hull, the daughter of Mayor Liverus Hull of Charlestown, Boston.

 

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