SAGINAW

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.

Sidewheel Steamer Keel Laid 16 September 1858 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California Launched 3 March 1859 TOUCEY (Sloop of War) First vessel built by the Mare Island Navy Yard Later renamed SAGINAW USS SAGINAW (Sloop of War) Commissioned 5 January 1860 - Decommissioned 3 January 1862 Recommissioned 23 March 1863 Grounded on a reef at Kure Atoll 29 October 1870 and broke apart

 

Naval Covers

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1. 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.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Steamship 10 Postmark

1860s

A sidewheel steamer.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A river in central Michigan formed by the confluence of the Flint and Shiawassee rivers and flowing north to empty into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron.

The ships sponsor was Miss Cunningham, daughter of the commandant of the Mare Island navy yard.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name SAGINAW - USS Saginaw (1860) and USS Saginaw LST-1188

 

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