REINA MERCEDES IX 25
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.
- Unprotected Cruiser/Barracks Ship
- REINA MERCEDES
Placed In Service May 1905 as Non-self Propelled Receiving Ship
Towed to Annapolis MD 1912, Used as Barracks Ship for The U.S. Naval Academy
- USS REINA MERCEDES IX 25
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) July 17 1920
Placed Out of Service September 6 1957
Struck from Naval Register September 6 1957
Sold to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, MD., for scrap
Keel Laid for the Spanish Navy as ALFONSO XII
Launched September 12 1887
Captured as a War Prize July 17 1898 at Santiago de Cuba, during the Spanish-American War
Salvaged January 2 1899 to March 1 1899 and converted to Receiving Ship
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.
- Covers Page 1 (1921-53)
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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1st Post Office Period October 16 1912 to October 31 1931
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1921-02-07 |
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1930-07-21 |
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1930-10-06 |
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2nd Post Office Period July 26 1932 to May 31 1956
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1953-06-18 |
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1947-07-04 |
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Independence Day, cachet by George A. Pavan
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1950-06-16 |
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Cachet by Walter Czubay
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1951-05-19 |
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1935-10-12 |
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Columbus Day, cachet by F and Robert L. Manley
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1936-03-12 |
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1939-11-11 |
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Armistice Day, cachet by Louie C. Bean
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1945-10-27 |
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Scott #935 First Day of Issue
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1941-12-03 |
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Manuscript ship's name on the front of the cover.
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1933-10-27 |
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Notes: Contributed by Mark Kalisch. Cachet by Maryland Commemorative Association.
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1934-02-26 |
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30th Anniversary of the acquisition of the Panama Canal.
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1934-03-23 |
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First Day of Issue, Sc. 736. Cachet by Maryland Commemorative Association.
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1953-06-18 |
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1936-03-12 |
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1936-03-12 |
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1930's |
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Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal - American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Queen Mercedes (1860-1878) was the wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain
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