PENSACOLA Screw Steamer

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.

Screw Steamer
Launched August 15 1859


1. USS PENSACOLA Screw Steamer
   Commissioned (Special) December 5 1859 - Decommissioned January 31 1860
   Recommissioned (Full) September 16 1861 - Decommissioned (for improvements) April 29 1864
   Recommissioned August 16 1866
   Placed In Ordinary February 15 1870 - October 14 1871
   Placed In Ordinary December 31 1873 - July 13 1874
   Decommissioned May 23 1884
   Recommissioned April 4 1885 - Decommissioned April 18 1892
   Recommissioned November 22 1898
   Placed In Ordinary May 31 1899
   
   
2. USS PENSACOLA (Receiving Ship)
   Recommissioned July 14 1901 - Decommissioned December 6 1911
   
   Struck from Naval Registry December 23 1911
   Burned and sunk May 1912 by the U.S. Navy

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1911)

 

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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2nd Commissioning August 16 1866 to May 23 1884

 

Philadelphia PA CDS New York NY CDS

c1880-11-01 to c1880-11-15

No Image

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Panama

 

Boston MA CDS

c1880-11-29

No Image

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at San Francisco

 

Philadelphia CDS

c1880-12-30

No Image

Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Honolulu Hawaii

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3rd Commissioning April 4 1885 to April 18 1892

 

Canadian Duplex

1890-07-17

No Image

Incoming mail to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford, USN

 

Asbury Park NJ Duplex New York NY Duplex London (partial)

1890-12-26 to 1890-12-27

Incoming to ship at London

 

R.P.O.

1891-03 to 1891-03-17

Addressed to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford at Panama
Back stamped (New York?) machine March 17 1891

 

Valparaiso, Chile CDS

1891-04-02

Mail from George Cooke, Medical Inspector, USN

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5th Commissioning July 14 1901 to December 6 1911

 

Locy Type 1

1909-06-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 1

1909-07-26

Picture postcard from San Francisco, California

 

Locy Type 1ay (RECD) USPO cancel St. Paul, Minn. July 23 1909

1909-07-27

PENSACOLA "Received" marking is in the middle of this postcard and the postmark illustration is enhanced for better viewing.

 

Locy Type 2

1911-11-17

Note:

 

Other Information

PENSACOLA received the Civil War medal for her war service.

NAMESAKE - A bay and city in Escambia County, Fla.

 

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