VULCAN
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.
Completed in 1884 as "SS Chatham" Launched (date unknown) Acquired by the US Navy, 2 May 1898 Renamed "VULCAN" and converted to the US Navy's first Repair Ship Sold 3 July 1899, to Merchant's & Miner's Transportation Co., renamed "SS Chatham" Believed to have been scrapped in 1911 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- USS Vulcan 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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USS Vulcan served in Cuban waters during the Spanish-American War.
Backstamped with Chatham MA RECD CDS dated 2 Aug 1898 and Mansfield MA RECD CDS dated Aug 1898. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.
Other Information
USS VULCAN earned the Spanish Campaign Medal during her Naval career.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name VULCAN - USS Vulcan, USS Vulcan AC-5 and USS Vulcan AR-5
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