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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.
Keel Laid September 23 1903 - Launched March 18 1905 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- WASHINGTON Covers Page 1 (1908-15)
- SEATTLE Covers Page 1 (1917-41)
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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning August 7 1906 to July 9 1912
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Locy Type |
1908-12-21 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
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Locy Type |
1910-10-12 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
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Locy Type |
1912-06-10 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
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Locy Type F |
1912-05-18 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
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Locy Type F |
1912-07-09 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
Picture postcard from Ft. Monroe, VA
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Locy Type F |
1912-07-09 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
Picture postcard from Ft. Monroe, VA
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Unused |
N/A |
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Ship Postcard
"U.S.S. Armoured Cruiser Washington"
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USPO CDS |
c1909 |
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Ship Postcard
"CRUISER WASHINGTON / Length, 502 feet / Speed, 22 knots"
2nd Commissioning April 23 1914 to March 31 1916
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Locy Type |
1915-05-20 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
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Locy Type |
1915-09-10 |
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As WASHINGTON ACR-11
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Locy Type P |
1914-06-06 |
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Message erased by censor
Real-photo postcard of the USS Washington ACR-11 at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. On this date, USS MACHIAS PG-5 relieved WASHINGTON on station at Puerto Plata, protecting the rebel-held town and its infrastructure from bombardment by government forces.
Bruce D. Liddell collection
3rd Commissioning November 9 1916 to February 14 1921
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Locy Type |
1917-03-15 |
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As SEATTLE ACR-11
Picture postcard from Santiago de Cuba
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Locy Type |
1917-03-15 |
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Picture postcard from Santiago de Cuba
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Locy Type |
1917-01-09
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As SEATTLE Armored Cruiser No. 11
Mark from back of cover
4th Commissioning March 1 1923 to September 15 1927
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Locy Type |
1927-08-12 |
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As SEATTLE CA-11
U.S. Receiving Ship Service August 29 1927 to June 28 1946
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Locy Type |
1933-10-27 |
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Navy Day
Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS
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Locy Type |
1934-02-12 |
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Lincoln's Birthday
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Locy Type |
1934-02-12 |
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Lincoln's Birthday
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Locy Type |
1934-12-25 |
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Christmas
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Locy Type |
1935-10-28 |
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Locy Type |
1936-12-25 |
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Locy Type |
1936-12-25 |
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Christmas Day. Cachet by David R Annis
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Locy Type |
1937-04-19 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1938-02-22 |
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Locy Type |
1938-03-08 |
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Cachet by Ted Rauterberg
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Locy Type |
1945-10-27 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1937-02-25 |
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Note:
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Non-Postal marking |
1935-05-05 |
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Memorial Day 1935
USCS Postmark Catalog states that as Receiving Station the mail clerk used a variety of marks reading "USS SEATTLE"
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Non-Postal marking |
1936-12-25 |
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Christmas Day
USCS Postmark Catalog states that as Receiving Station the mail clerk used a variety of marks reading "USS SEATTLE"
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Non-Postal marking |
1936-12-25 |
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Christmas Day from the back of the David R Annis cacheted cover.
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Non-Postal marking |
1937-02-16 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog states that as Receiving Station the mail clerk used a variety of marks reading "USS SEATTLE"
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Non-Postal marking |
1937-04-19 |
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Seattle, Washington.
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