DOVER IX 30

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.

Wilmington Class Gunboat
Keel Laid October 8 1894 - Launched October 19 1895


1. USS WILMINGTON Gunboat No. 8
   Commissioned May 13 1897 - Decommissioned June 30 1904
   Recommissioned April 2 1906
   
   
2. USS WILMINGTON PG-8
   Designated (PG) July 17 1920
   
   
3. USS DOVER IX-30
   Reclassified Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary Vessel and renamed January 27 1941
   Decommissioned December 20 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946
   Sold December 30 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. WILMINGTON Covers Page 1     (1917)
2. DOVER Covers Page 1     (1943-44)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning May 13 1897 to May 19 1904

 

Duplex Postmark Cavite Philippines

1904-09-07

Sailor Mail

 

Duplex Postmark Cavite Philippines

1904-12-31

N/A

Sailor Mail

 

Duplex Postmark Cavite Philippines

1905-03-22

N/A

Sailor Mail

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2nd Commissioning 2 April 1906 to 20 December 1945

Post Office Established 5 December 1908 - Post Office Disestablished 30 September 1922

 

Locy Type 1

1910-11-13

As WILMINGTON Gunboat No. 8. Picture postcard from Amoy, China

 

Locy Type 1

1910-11-13

Picture postcard from Amoy, China

 

Locy Type 3

1917-08-07

Note:

 

Locy Type SL2

c 1936

As WILMINGTON PG-8. No postal facilities, at this time she was the Naval Reserve Training Ship, Toledo, OH.

 

Canadian Slogan Machine Postmark Toronto Ontario

1937-08-28

N/A

Port visit with USS Dubuque IX-9 for the WARRIORS DAY CELEBRATIONS. Cachet by Hugh W. Flanagan.

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USS DOVER IX-30

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark "BUY / DEFENSE SAVINGS / BONDS and STAMPS" Toledo, OH

1941-07-19

Although the cover states "First Day Postal Service" the ship did not have a post office. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-02-16

N/A

No postal facilities, at this time she was the Armed Guard Training Ship, Gulfport Mississippi.

 

Other Information

WILMINGTON

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Wilmington, Delaware

DOVER

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Dover, Delaware

 

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