MACHIAS PG 5

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.

Machias Class Gunboat
Keel Laid February 4 1891 - Launched December 8 1891


1. USS MACHIAS Gunboat No. 5
   Commissioned July 20 1893 - Decommissioned August 14 1900
   Recommissioned July 24 1901 - Decommissioned May 14 1904
   Assigned to Connecticut Naval Militia October 19 1907
   Returned to U.S. Navy April 25 1914
   Recommissioned April 27 1914 - Placed in Reserves February 1 1915
   Recommissioned April 1 1915 - Decommissioned October 3 1919
   
   
2. USS MACHIAS PG-5
   Redesignated (PG) July 17 1920, While in reserve
   
   
3. AGUA PRIETA R-35  (Mexican Naval Service)
   Sold to Mexico October 29 1920 and renamed
   
   Scrapped 1935

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1918)

 

Postmarks

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3 (A)

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

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4th Commissioning April 1 1915 to October 3 1919

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1917-03-05

Unique cover created by Tazewell G. Nicholson (c. 1960's) to preserve a portion of a torn or battered cover from USS MACHIAS.

 

Locy Type 3b (A-OOX)

1918-03-20

Note:

 

Locy Type P (Type 2 dial removed) and Locy Type SLKb (47x6)

1914-06-06

Message erased by censor
Real-photo postcard of the USS Washington ACR-11 at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On this date MACHIAS relieved WASHINGTON on station at Puerto Plata, protecting the rebel-held town and its infrastructure from bombardment by government forces.

 

Locy Type P (Type 2 dial removed) and Locy Type SLKb (47x6)

1914-06-06

Message erased by censor
Real-photo postcard of the USS Washington ACR-11 at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On this date MACHIAS relieved WASHINGTON on station at Puerto Plata, protecting the rebel-held town and its infrastructure from bombardment by government forces.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A town in eastern Maine

 

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