PANTHER AD 6

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.

Built in 1889 as AUSTIN
Purchased by U.S. Navy April 12 1898 from the Red D Line Steamship Co.


1. USS PANTHER Auxiliary Cruiser
   Commissioned April 22 1898
   Placed In-Ordinary October 20 1899
   Recommissioned June 19 1902 - Decommissioned October 21 1903
   
   
2. USS PANTHER Fleet Repair Ship
   Recommissioned November 18 1907
   
   
3. USS PANTHER Destroyer Tender
   Reclassified April 1917
   
   
4. USS PANTHER AD-6
   Designated (AD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned May 16 1922
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 1922
   Sold March 24 1923 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Panther Covers Page 1    (1910-16)

 

Postmarks

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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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3rd Commissioning November 18 1907 to May 16 1922

 

Locy Type 1

1910-01-18

As Fleet Repair Ship

 

Locy Type 1

1911-08-14

As Fleet Repair Ship
Picture postcard from Provincetown, MA

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) 1912 "NEW YORK / NEW YORK"

1913-05-20

As Fleet Repair Ship

 

Locy Type 3 "KEY WEST / FLA"

1916-03-13

As Fleet Repair Ship
Picture postcard "Florida East Coast Railway. Key West Extension, looking through Bahia Honda Bridge, Florida"

 

Other Information

PANTHER received the following awards during her Naval career - Spanish Campaign Medal - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal - World War I Victory Medal (with Mobile Base Clasp).

NAMESAKE - A large cat of the cougar family

 

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