KEARSARGE AB 1

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.

Kearsarge Class Battleship Keel Laid June 30 1896 - Launched March 24 1898 USS KEARSARGE Battleship No. 5 Commissioned February 20 1900 - Decommissioned September 4 1909 Recommissioned June 17 1912 - Decommissioned May 18 1920 KEARSARGE AB-1 Redesignated Crane Ship (AB) August 5 1920 CRANE SHIP 1 IX-16 Renamed and redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) November 6 1941 to free name for new construction Struck from Naval Register June 22 1955 Sold August 9 1955 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1913-19)

 

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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1st Commissioning February 20 1900 to September 4 1909

 

Locy Type 3a (BC)

c1913-08-06

Post office remained operational while in reserve

 

Locy Type 3 (BC) "NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA"

1913-05-26

Note:

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2nd Commissioning June 23 1915 to May 10 1920

 

Locy Type 3b (BC)

1915-09-01

Picture postcard of the Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort, VA

 

Locy Type 3b (BC)

1915-09-01

Picture postcard of the Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort, VA

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. K-18

1917-09-13

Picture postcard of the Secretary of the Navy Daniels and a model of the USS New York BB-34

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. K-18

1917-09-13

Picture postcard of the Secretary of the Navy Daniels and a model of the USS New York BB-34

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R.P.O. Marking

1909

Ship Postcard
"U. S. S. KEARSARGE"

 

PHOTO POSTCARD

c 1912

N/A

"BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE IN PUGET SOUND"

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USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Kearsarge BB-5 Station" Philadelphia PA

2009-01-21

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named by act of Congress to commemorate the famed steam Sloop-of-War

 

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