PENSACOLA Screw Steamer
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.
- Screw Steamer
- USS PENSACOLA Screw Steamer
Commissioned (Special) December 5 1859 - Decommissioned January 31 1860
Recommissioned (Full) September 16 1861 - Decommissioned (for improvements) April 29 1864
Recommissioned August 16 1866
Placed In Ordinary February 15 1870 - October 14 1871
Placed In Ordinary December 31 1873 - July 13 1874
Decommissioned May 23 1884
Recommissioned April 4 1885 - Decommissioned April 18 1892
Recommissioned November 22 1898
Placed In Ordinary May 31 1899
- USS PENSACOLA (Receiving Ship)
Recommissioned July 14 1901 - Decommissioned December 6 1911
Struck from Naval Registry December 23 1911
Burned and sunk May 1912 by the U.S. Navy
Launched August 15 1859
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- Covers Page 1 (1911)
Postmarks
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning August 16 1866 to May 23 1884
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Philadelphia PA CDS |
c1880-11-01
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No Image |
Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Panama
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Boston MA CDS |
c1880-11-29 |
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No Image |
Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at San Francisco
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Philadelphia CDS |
c1880-12-30 |
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No Image |
Incoming mail to USS PENSACOLA at Honolulu Hawaii
3rd Commissioning April 4 1885 to April 18 1892
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Canadian Duplex |
1890-07-17 |
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No Image |
Incoming mail to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford, USN
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R.P.O. |
1891-03
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Addressed to LtCmdr. Franklin Hanford at Panama
Back stamped (New York?) machine March 17 1891
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Valparaiso, Chile CDS |
1891-04-02 |
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Mail from George Cooke, Medical Inspector, USN
5th Commissioning July 14 1901 to December 6 1911
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Locy Type |
1909-06-17 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1909-07-26 |
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Picture postcard from San Francisco, California
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Locy Type |
1909-07-27 |
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PENSACOLA "Received" marking is in the middle of this postcard and the postmark illustration is enhanced for better viewing.
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Locy Type |
1911-11-17 |
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Note:
Other Information
PENSACOLA received the Civil War medal for her war service.
NAMESAKE - A bay and city in Escambia County, Fla.
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