ADAMS

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.

Adams Class Gunboat Keel Laid February 1874 Launched 24 October 1874 USS ADAMS Screw Gunboat Commissioned 21 July 1876 - Decommissioned 20 September 1884 Recommissioned 2 November 1885 - Decommissioned 31 July 1890 Recommissioned 23 March 1892 - Decommissioned 16 November 1894 Recommissioned 24 December 1895 - Decommissioned 30 April 1898 Recommissioned 7 October 1898 - Decommissioned 31 December 1907 USS ADAMS School Ship Loaned to the Public Marine School at Philadelphia 20 August 1908 Returned to US Navy custody on 6 February 1914 USS ADAMS Training Ship Loaned to the State of New Jersey 1 May 1914 Returned to the US Navy custody May 1917 USS ADAMS Station Ship Recommissioned 27 August 1917 - Decommissioned 5 August 1919 Sold to Mr. Joseph N. Tobin in August 1920 - Broken up in 1921 or 1922.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Ships Marking

1877-11-15

Note: Uruguay and US stamps on cover.

 

Ships Marking

1888-09-13

Note: Charged 5c postage due, paid with three due stamps.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - John Adams.

 

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