NANTUCKET

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.

Passaic Class Coastal Monitor Keel Laid - Launched 6 December 1862 USS NANTUCKET Commissioned 26 February 1863 - Decommissioned to Reserves 24 June 1865 USS MEDUSA Renamed Medusa 15 June 1869 USS NANTUCKET Renamed 10 August 1869. Recommissioned 29 July 1882 - Decommissioned 12 December 1882 Recommissioned 16 June 1884 - Decommissioned 6 October 1884 Loaned to the North Carolina Naval Militia 1895. Apparently recommissioned for Spanish American War service and stationed at Port Royal, S. C (Dates Unknown) Sold for scrapping 14 November 1900.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Nantucket 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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO CDS & Killer Postmark Port Royal, SC

1864-01-02

Note:   Other Information NAMESAKE - An island south of Cape Cod, Mass. The town, Nantucket, on this island was a great whaling center during the 19th century. Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name NANTUCKET - USS Nantucket (1863 Monitor), USS Nantucket IX-18 and USS Nantucket LCS-27.     If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.   Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum