KITTERY AK 2

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.

Kittery Class Cargo Ship
Built 1905 for the German Hamburg-America Line
Launched November 30 1905 as PRAESIDENT
Interned at San Juan, P.R. 1915
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 14 1917 and renamed


1. USS KITTERY NOTS-1394
   Commissioned July 6 1918
   
   
2. USS KITTERY AK-2
   Designated Cargo Ship (AK) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned April 5 1933
   
   Struck from Naval Register April 11 1933
   Transferred to United State Shipping Board (USSB) June 26 1933
   
   Scrapped 1937

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1927-33)

 

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.

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.
 
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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 February 27 1918 - Disestablished March 28 1933

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1932-12-12 to 1932-12-13

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 5s "NAVY DAY / AT SEA"

1932-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by B. S. Walton
R/S marking on the back states - "Navy Day / See The World"

 

Locy Type 9

1927-01-13

Registered, Official Business cut-square

 

Locy Type 9v

1928-10-30

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 3 Mar 28, 1933 "LAST DAY / MAIL SERVICE"

1933-03-28

Last Day of Postal Service
Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type LDPS 3 Mar 28, 1933 "LAST DAY / MAIL SERVICE"

1933-03-28

Last Day of Postal Service
Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal (with Transport Clasp)

NAMESAKE - A coastal city in southwestern Maine

 

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