RAINBOW AS 7

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.

Built in 1890 at James Laing, Sunderland, England NORSE KING (Commercial Service) Initially owned by W. Ross & Co. but records show several owners over the 1890s Purchased by the US Navy 29 June 1898 USS RAINBOW (Distilling Ship) Placed in reduced commission 18 July 1898 Converted to a distilling ship Commissioned 2 December 1901 - Decommissioned 24 December 1914 RAINBOW (Receiving Ship) Receiving Ship at Yerba Buena Island (San Francisco) CA 1914-1916 See US Receiving Ship - San Francisco CA for more information USS RAINBOW (Distilling Ship) Recommissioned 29 January 1916 USS RAINBOW (Submarine Tender) Converted to a Submarine Tender 12 December 1917 to 2 April 1918 USS RAINBOW AS-7 Designated Submarine Tender (AS-7) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 11 July 1925 Struck from the Naval Register 26 June 1928 Sold for scrap 13 September 1928

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Rainbow AS-7 Covers Page 1    (1905-1925)

 

Postmarks

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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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2nd Commissioning Period 2 December 1901 to 24 December 1914

Post Office Established 31 August 1909 - Post Office Disestablished 15 May 1914

 

Duplex Postmark Cavite P.I.

1905-06-01

Sailor Mail.

 

Duplex Postmark Manila P.I.

1906-03-17

N/A

Sailor Mail.

 

Locy Type 1u (C)

1910-05-08

Distilling Ship. Picture postcard of Mayon Volcano, Legaspi, PI

 

Locy Type 3 (BC) "MANILA / P I"

1914-02-09

Sailor mail

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-37

1912-04-19

N/A]]

This is an illustration of the postmark, NEED an actual copy.

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3rd Commissioning Period 29 January 1916 to 11 July 1925

Post Office Established 16 October 1917 - Post Office Disestablished 11 July 1925

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-09-03

Censored, Official Business.

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1918-12-30

Sailor mail

 

Locy Type 3s "CAVITE / P. I."

1924-05-21

Sailor mail

 

Locy Type 3bs (OOX)

1925-03-30

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 9v

1919-10-24

Registered Sailor's Mail. Postmark shown is from the back of the cover.

 

Locy Type 9w

1925-01-17

Unreported. The USCS Postmark Catalog does not report a M.O.B. postmark for the USS Rainbow. This item is an Naval Mail Clerk Bonding Appointment card.

 

Other Information

The USS RAINBOW received the Philippines Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal (with Atlantic Fleet clasp) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An arc containing the colors of the spectrum in concentric bands, formed in the sky by the refraction and reflection of sunlight passing through rain or mist.

 

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