VILLALOBOS PG 42

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.

Quiros Class Gunboat Keel Laid June 1894 for service with the Spanish Navy Launched January 24 1895 - Completed in July 1896 Acquired by the Navy February 21 1900 USS VILLALOBOS Gunboat No. 42 Commissioned March 14 1900 at Cavite, Philippines Decommissioned November 20 1902 at Cavite Recommissioned January 21 1903 - Decommissioned June 17 1916 Recommissioned August 17 1917 USS VILLALOBOS PG-42 Designated (PG) July 17 1920 Decommissioned May 29 1928 Struck from the Navy list October 4 1928 Sunk as a target October 9 1928 off the China coast.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1917)

 

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 January 21 1903 to June 17 1916

 

Locy Type

1908-10-20

Notes: Contributed by Mike Kaup. Postcard is addressed to USS Virginia BB 13. Back of postcard has image of USS Villalobos. Not sure about the postmark date.

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3rd Commissioning June 17 1916 to August 15 1917

 

New Haven CT Machine Locy Type 3 (AC) "HANKOW / CHINA"

1916-12-12 to 1917-01-14

Note:

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3rd Commissioning August 17 1917 to May 29 1928

 

Locy Type 3s (AC) "SHANGHAI / CHINA"

1923-04-24

Sailor's mail, cut square

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Ruy Lopez de Villalobos—a 16th century Spanish navigator and explorer—was given command of a force sent out by the Viceroy of Mexico to explore unknown islands in the southern seas of the Pacific. On 1 November 1542, Villalobos departed Mexico with five ships. In the course of his voyages, he discovered the Palaus, or the Western Caroline islands; and navigated the Philippine Archipelago, discovering them and naming them in honor of the reigning Spanish monarch, King Philip II. In 1546, the intrepid explorer died at Ambon, in what is now Indonesia.

 

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