RAMSAY AG 98
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 December 21 1917 - Launched June 8 1918 |
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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.
- Ramsay Covers Page 1 (1932-42)
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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2nd Commissioning June 2 1930 to December 14 1937
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Locy Type |
1937-08-30 |
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As DM-16
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Locy Type |
1932-02-22 |
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As DM-16
Washingtons Birthday 1932
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Locy Type | 1933-10-27 |
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As DM-16. Navy Day, cachet by the Trans-Pacific Cover Society
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Locy Type |
1934-05-09 |
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As DM-16
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Locy Type |
1936-02-15 |
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As DM-16
Cachet by Ted Harrington
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Locy Type |
1936-02-15 |
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Note: The USCS Postmark catalog only has an entry for 5hks (C+). Sure looks like a period after "RAMSAY" rather than a comma though.
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Locy Type |
1937-12-11 |
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As DM-16
The U.S.C.S. Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks 1997 Edition states that "1937 Decommissioning covers dated Dec. 11th were postmarked in advance and are in error"
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Locy Type |
1937-12-11 |
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As DM-16
The U.S.C.S. Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks 1997 Edition states that "1937 Decommissioning covers dated Dec. 11th were postmarked in advance and are in error"
Cachet by Walter G. Crosby - Note the incorrect hull number in the cachet and photo.
3rd Commissioning September 25 1939 to October 19 1945
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Locy Type |
1939-11-14 |
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As DM-16
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1940-01-26 |
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As DM-16
Cachet artist is Bette Tambling, Sponsored by Arthur A. Christensen
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Locy Type |
1941-04-27 |
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As DM-16
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Locy Type |
1939-11-14 |
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As DM-16
Struck on First Day Postal Service (Listed in USCS Catalog only as 9x)
Other Information
RAMSAY earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII service
RAMSAY DM-16 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
NAMESAKE - Admiral Francis Munroe Ramsay, USN (April 5 1835 – July 19 1914)
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