WABASH Old Frigate
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.
- Colorado Class Frigate
- USS WABASH Frigate
Commissioned August 18 1856 - Decommissioned March 1 1858
Recommissioned May 25 1858 - Decommissioned December 20 1859
Recommissioned May 16 1861 - Decommissioned February 14 1865
Recommissioned August 20 1904 - Decommissioned November 15 1912
Struck from Naval Register November 15 1912
Sold December 30 1912
Burned at Eastport, ME June 26 1913 to recover her metal fittings
Keel Laid May 16 1854 - Launched October 24 1855
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- Covers Page 1 (1909)
Postmarks
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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3rd Commissioning May 16 1861 to February 14 1865
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Wellesboro PA |
1862-01-08 |
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No Image |
Incoming mail to ship at Port Royal SC
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Baltimore MD |
1862-10-09 |
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No Image |
Incoming mail to Asst. Engineer
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Jenkintown PA |
c1864-03-05 |
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No Image |
Incoming mail to ship at Port Royal SC
4th Commissioning August 20 1904 to November 15 1912
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Locy Type |
1909-11-29 |
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Picture postcard from Lowell, MA and additional postmark from Lowell, MA
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Locy Type |
1909-11-29 |
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Picture postcard from Lowell, MA and additional postmark from Lowell, MA
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Civil War Medal
NAMESAKE - A river that rises in Drake County, Ohio, near Fort Recovery and meanders westward across Indiana until it reaches Illinois at a point just southwest of Terre Haute. South of that point, it outlines the border between the two states until emptying into the Ohio a few miles west of Uniontown, Ky. Wabash is an abbreviation of the Miami Indian name for the stream, Wabashiki, which means "bright white" or "gleaming white." It refers to the limestone bed of the stream along its upper course
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