ALLIANCE Gunboat

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.

Gunboat Keel Laid 19 June 1874 as HURON Renamed during construction Launched 8 March 1875 USS ALLIANCE (Screw Gunboat) Commissioned 18 January 1877 USS ALLIANCE (Station and Store Ship) Dispatched to Culebra, Puerto Rico 1904 - Decommissioned 7 July 1911 Struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 9 August 1911 Hulk was "disposed of"

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS ALLIANCE Covers Page 1     (1877)

 

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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Post Office Established 29 April 1909 - Disestablished 30 June 1911

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

 

British Post Office Duplex Beyrout (Beirut) Lebanon

1877-05-24

Note: British stamp on cover. Ships marking is on the back and has been enhanced for viewing. Courtesy of the Jim Myerson Collection.

 

British Post Office Duplex Beyrout

1877-05-24

Note: British stamp on cover.

 

Registered Mute Postmarks

1899-11-08

N/A

Type 9 Registered Postmark from San Juan, Puerto Rico on the front dates this cover. "On practice cruise at San Juan, Porto Rico from October 28 to Nov 11, 1899" Note and scan courtesy of the Darrell Kinzler collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of the Revolutionary War Frigate of the same name

 

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