LOUISVILLE ID 1644

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.

Transatlantic Passenger Liner Built 1894 Launched November 12 1894 ST LOUIS (Commercial Service) Entered merchant service 1895 Acquired by U.S. Navy April 22 1898 USS ST. LOUIS Auxiliary Cruiser Commissioned April 24 1898 - Decommissioned September 2 1898 ST. LOUIS (Commercial Service) Returned to the American Line for passenger service September 2 1898 Reacquired by U.S. Navy and renamed April 17 1918 USS LOUISVILLE ID-1644 Commissioned April 24 1918 - Decommissioned September 9 1919 ST. LOUIS (Commercial Service) Returned to her civilian owners September 11 1919 and name reverted Burned and sank at Hoboken, New Jersey in January 1920 while being refurbished Scrapped 1925

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1919)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2rz

1919-07-06

"Welcome Home" postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A city on the Mississippi River-the largest city in the state of Missouri.

 

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