CAMDEN IX 42

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.

Camden Class Submarine Tender Built 1900 at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellscraft, Flensburg, Germany KIEL (Cargo Ship) Owned and operated by the German-Australian Steamship Co Seized by U.S. Government upon entry into WWI April 1917 Transferred to United States Shipping Board May 22 1917 Acquired by U.S. Navy August 15 1917 and renamed USS CAMDEN ID-3143 Commissioned August 15 1917 - Decommissioned May 3 1918 for conversion USS CAMDEN Submarine Tender No. 6 Recommissioned February 21 1919 USS CAMDEN AS-6 Designated (AS) July 17 1920 Decommissioned May 26 1931 CAMDEN IX-42 (Receiving Ship) Reclassified Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) September 17 1940 Placed In Service as US RECEIVING SHIP - NEW YORK NY Barracks Ship September 17 1940 Placed Out of Service October 23 1946 See US RECEIVING SHIP - NEW YORK NY for more information. Struck from Naval Register October 23 1946 Sold October 23 1946 Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Camden AS-6/IX-42 Covers Page 1     (1924-31)

 

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 February 21 1919 to May 26 1931

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "ST. THOMAS / VRIG ISLAND"

1924-02-10

As AS-6

 

Locy Type 3r "BROOKLYN / NEW YORK"

1927-04-23

As AS-6

 

Locy Type 3s (B) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-10a

1927-08-07

As AS-6

 

Locy Type 3s (BC) "NEW YORK / N.Y." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-10b

1929-09-24

As AS-6

 

Locy Type 6

1930-01-16

As AS-6

 

Locy Type 9v

1927-06-17

As AS-6

 

Locy Type LDC 3s (BC) "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-10b

1931-05-26

AS-6. Last Day in Commission. From the David Kent collection.

 

Locy Type LDC 3s (A) "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-10c

1931-05-26

AS-6. Last Day in Commission. This A.E. Gorham cachet is for the First Day of Issue (FDOI) of the Red Cross stamp which was issued on May 21, 1931, but the FDOI text has been lined through.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal (with Transport Clasp) - American Defense Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

 

Additional Naming History Sources

Shipscribe has a nice write-up on the ship's history.

 

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Camden, New Jersey

Two ships in the US Navy have borne this name - USS Camden IX-42/AS-6 and USS Camden AOE-2.

 

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