EAGLE Patrol Yacht

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 1890 as ALMY
Purchased by U.S. Navy April 2 1898


1. USS EAGLE (Patrol Yacht)
   Commissioned April 5 1898 - Decommissioned May 23 1919
   
   Sold January 3 1920 and renamed Reina Victoria

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Eagle Patrol Yacht Covers Page 1     (1918)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 1

1909-07-14

Picture postcard of the Courthouse, Portsmouth NH

 

Locy Type 1

1909-07-14

Picture postcard of the Courthouse, Portsmouth NH

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-09-20

Censored, WWI use

 

Locy Type 3 "LEOGANE / HAITI"

1915-08-25

Postcard use.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A large bird of prey of the falcon family, noted for its strength, size, grace, keenness of vision, and powers of flight, chosen for the national seal of the United States of America.

Eight ships of the US Navy have borne the name EAGLE - USS Eagle (1798 14-gun Schooner), USS Eagle (1812 11-gun Sloop), USS Eagle (1814 20-gun Brig), USS Eagle (1814 12-gun Schooner), USS Eagle Patrol Yacht, USS Eagle SP-145, USS Eagle AM-132 and USS Eagle Boat 56.
There was also a Eagle-class patrol craft, also known as "Eagle boats".

 

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