CUMBERLAND

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.

Sail Frigate Built between 1825 and 1843 at Boston Navy Yard Launched 24 May 1842 USF CUMBERLAND (Frigate) Commissioned November 1843 Served as flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron from 1843 to 1845 Reassigned as flagship to the Home Squadron in February 1846 to July 1848 Served in the Gulf of Mexico during the Mexican War Reassigned to the Mediterranean Squadron from 1849 to 1855, flagship from 1852 to 1855 Cruised the coast of Africa as flagship of the African Squadron from 1857 to 1859 Reassigned as flagship of the Home Squadron in 1860 Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Hampton Roads in 1861 During the Battle of Hampton Roads - Rammed and sunk by CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) 8 March 1862, off Newport News, VA.

 

Naval Covers

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1. USF Cumberland Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

 

USPO CDS Postmark New York, NY

(1844)-05-18

The latter was dated March 29, 1844.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A river which crosses Kentucky and Tennessee to join the Ohio.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name CUMBERLAND - USF Cumberland, USS Cumberland IX-8, USS Cumberland T-AO-153.

 

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