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Built in 1881 | Built in 1881 by Alexander Stephen and Sons, Dundee, Scotland<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS THETIS | <li>'''THETIS''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Operated as a three-masted, wooden-hulled steam whaler<br/> | |||
Acquired by the United States Navy February 2 1884<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''USS THETIS''' (Steamship)</li> | |||
Commissioned February 2 1884 - Decommissioned November 20 1884<br/> | |||
Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island<br/><br/> | Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island<br/><br/> | ||
<li>''' | <li>'''USRC THETIS'''</li> | ||
Sold as surplus June 6 1916, converted for Seal Hunting and operated out of Newfoundland for the next 44 years<br/>In 1960, her hulk was purposely grounded off St. Johns, and she remained there until she broke up. | Transferred to the Revenue Cutter Service Spring 1899<br/> | ||
Decommissioned April 30 1916<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''THETIS''' (Commercial Service)</li> | |||
Sold as surplus June 6 1916, converted for Seal Hunting and operated out of Newfoundland for the next 44? years<br/> | |||
"Thetis" dropped off Lloyd's Register of Shipping circa 1937-38<br/><br/> | |||
In 1960, her hulk was purposely grounded off St. Johns, and she remained there until she broke up. | |||
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Revision as of 16:17, 19 June 2024
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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.
Acquired by the United States Navy February 2 1884 Recommissioned January 15 1887 - Placed "in ordinary" July 1897 Mare Island Decommissioned April 30 1916 "Thetis" dropped off Lloyd's Register of Shipping circa 1937-38 In 1960, her hulk was purposely grounded off St. Johns, and she remained there until she broke up. |
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the
classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.
| Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image | Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image | Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image | Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category |
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1889-03-18 |
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Mail to Ensign C. E. Sweeting, USN |
The piece was mailed from South Butler, New York to the USS THETIS, San Francisco CA., in care of the "US Navy Pay Office". Forwarded to US Navy Yard, Mare Island CA. (3-line red rubberstamp marking). Postmarks on the back are from Savannah NY dated March 18, 1889 and Vallejo CA (Rec'd) March 25, 1889.
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