NIAGARA PY 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.
- Patrol Yacht
- USS NIAGARA SP-136
Commissioned April 16 1918
- USS NIGARA PY-9
Reclassified Patrol Yacht (PY) July 17 1920
Decommissioned April 21 1922
Recommissioned June 24 1924 - Decommissioned March 3 1931
Struck from Naval Register December 10 1931
Sold September 13 1933 for scrap
Built 1898
Purchased by U.S. Navy August 10 1917 and converted to Armed Patrol Yacht
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- Covers Page 1 (1925-30)
Postmarks
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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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1st Commissioning April 16 1918 to April 21 1922
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Locy Type |
1918-06-XX |
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As SP-136
Censored, sailor's mail addressed to Philadelphia, PA and forwarded to Sea Isle City, NJ.
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Locy Type |
1918-06-XX |
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Back side of the June 1918 cover showing the sender's return address and "Station D" machine postmark
from Philadelphia, Penn dated July 3 1918.
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Locy Type |
1918-06-XX
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Close-up view of the Censor marking.
2nd Commissioning June 24 1924 to March 3 1931
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Locy Type |
1925-11-20 |
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As PY-9
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Locy Type |
1927-12-02 |
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As PY-9
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Locy Type |
1930-12-03 |
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As PY-9
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Locy Type |
1931-03-03 |
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As PY-9
Last Day of Commission.
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Locy Type |
1931-03-03 |
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Cachetmaker Chester Knowlson's R/S marking on the back side of the March 3 1931 cover.
Other Information
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