AUGUSTA

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.

Side-wheel steamer Completed 1853 by William Henry Webb at New York City AUGUSTA (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by the Savannah Steam Navigation Co. Purchased by the Navy August 1 1861 USS AUGUSTA (Side-wheel Steamer) Commissioned September 28 1861 - Decommissioned February 6 1865 Recommissioned April 2 1866 - Decommissioned July 1868 MAGNOLIA (Commercial Service) Sold at auction December 2 1868 to "Commodore" Cornelius Kingsland Garrison Renamed SS MAGNOLIA December 23 1868 Sold 1872 to the Central Georgia Railway and Banking Co. (Ocean Steamship Co.) Foundered September 30 1877 enroute from Savannah to New York

 

Naval Covers

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1. 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

 

Port Royal SC CDS

1864-01-24

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Other Information

AUGUSTA was assigned to the South Atlantic Blocking Squadron

 

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