SOUTHERY IX 26

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.

Steamer
Built 1889
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 16 1898 and converted for Naval Service as a Collier


1. USS SOUTHERY
   Commissioned May 2 1898 - Decommissoned February 18 1899
   Converted to Prison Ship
   
   
2. USS SOUTHERY
   Placed In Service April 6 1902
   
   
3. USS SOUTHERY IX-26
   Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) June 29 1912
   Designated Receiving Ship at Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard November 7 1918
   Designated Receiving Ship at Boston Navy Yard April 26 1922
   Decommissioned July 12 1933
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 1 1933
   Sold December 1 1933 to Boston Iron and Metal Co. of Baltimore, Md for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1910-33)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established July 29 1908 - Disestablished July 14 1914

 

Locy Type 1

1910-06-06

Picture postcard of Great White Fleet parade in Melbourne Australia.

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Post Office Reestablished May 8 1917 - Disestablished October 19 1924

 

Locy Type 3s (AC)

1921-10-24

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Locy Type LD 9

1933-08-31

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Other Information

SOUTHERY received the Spanish Campaign Medal - World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)

NAMESAKE - Former name retained

 

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