This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Newark Class Protected Cruiser
Keel Laid June 12 1888 - Launched March 19 1890
USS NEWARK Cruiser No. 1 (C-1)
Commissioned February 2 1891 - Decommissioned March 6 1897
Recommissioned May 23 1898 - Decommissioned July 29 1901
Recommissioned November 3 1902 - Decommissioned November 9 1906
Loaned to New York Naval Militia March 23 1907
Recommissioned March 23 1908 - Decommissioned June 16 1913
Loaned to Public Health Services as a Quarantine Hulk 1913-1918
Returned to U.S. Navy as annex for the Naval Hospital, Newport, RI 1918-1919
Loaned to Public Health Services 1919-1926
Struck from Naval Register June 26 1913
Sold September 7 1926 for scrap
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Postmark Date
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
2nd Commissioning May 23 1898 to July 29 1901
USPO Machine Cancel
Brooklyn NY
1898-07-31
Note:
4th Commissioning March 23 1908 to June 16 1913
Locy Type 1 (C)
1911-01-10
Picture postcard
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Newark, New Jersey.
Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name NEWARK but only two were commissioned - USS Newark Cruiser No. 1, USS Newark SP-266, USS Newark CL-88 (cancelled in 1940), USS Newark CL-100 converted during construction to USS San Jacinto (CVL-30),
USS Newark CL-108 (cancelled in 1945).
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