BLACK HAWK AD 9

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.

Black Hawk Class Destroyer Tender
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as SANTA CATALINA
Launched 1913
Purchased by the U.S. Navy December 3 1917
Renamed January 26 1918


1. USS BLACK HAWK ID-2140
   Commissioned May 15 1918
   
   
2. USS BLACK HAWK AD-9
   Designated (AD) November 1920
   Decommissioned August 15 1946
   Transferred September 4 1947 to Maritime Commission for disposal
   
   Sold March 1948 to Dulien Steel Products Co. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1924-46)

 

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 Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "SHANGHAI / CHINA"

1924-10-20

As AD-9

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "CHEFOO / CHINA"

1927-08-06

As AD-9
Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "HONGKONG / CHINA."

1928-04-02

As AD-9

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTO) "SHANGHAI / CHINA."

1934-10-27

As AD-9

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "NAVY YARD / CAVITE P.I."

1933-12-14 to 1934-04-27

As AD-9
Registered - Official Business

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "PIER FIVE / KOBE JAPAN"

1934-05-01

As AD-9
Black Hawk postmarks are good, the others are bogus. This is the work of John N. Lawrence

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)

1934-11-04 to 1934-11-04

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "PHILIPPINE / ISLANDS"

1938-05-13

As AD-9
20th Anniversary, cachet by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "MANILA / PI"

1939-01-01

As AD-9

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "CHEFOO / CHINA"

1940-05-15

As AD-9
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3s (C)

1930-04-04

As AD-9

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1944-12-08

As AD-9
Officer's mail.

 

Locy Type 6

1928-07-19

As AD-9

 

Locy Type 9

1934-04-24

As AD-9
Black Hawk postmarks are good, the others are bogus. This is the work of John N. Lawrence

 

Locy Type 9

1938-05-31

As AD-9
This postmark is on the back of a Memorial Day cover postmarked from USS PILLSBURY DD-227.

 

Locy Type 9fu

1946-08-01

As AD-9

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37f

1933-12-14

AS AD-9
Registered - Official Business. Received postmark from Washington, DC dated January 13, 1934

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37a

1931-07-24

As AD-9

 

Locy Type F "ASIATIC / STATION / MANILA / P.I." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37b

1933-01-17

As AD-9

 

Locy Type F "ASIATIC / STATION / CHEFOO / CHINA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37b

1934-08-12

As AD-9

 

Locy Type F "ASIATIC / STATION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37b

1936-07-11

As AD-9
This postmark is on the back of a Independence Day cover postmarked from USS Pope DD-225.

 

Locy Type F "DESRON / FIVE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37c

1934-07-04

As AD-9
Independence Day, cachet by C. Guy Cross

 

Locy Type F "DEWEY DOCK / OLONGAPO P.I." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37d

1934-02-13

As AD-9

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37e

1935-07-04

As AD-9

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-37e

1935-07-04

As AD-9
Firecracker package label used as a cachet.

 

Other Information

BLACK HAWK received one battle star for her service in World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal - Yangtze Service Medal - China Service Medal - American Defense Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)- World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Black Hawk (1767-1838)
The chief of the Sac and Fox Indians who was defeated in the Black Hawk War of 1832

 

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