MEMPHIS ACR 10

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.

Montana Class Armoured Cruiser Keel Laid June 20 1903 - Launched December 3 1904 USS TENNESSEE Armored Cruiser No. 10 Commissioned July 17 1906 USS MEMPHIS Armored Cruiser No. 10 Named changed May 25 1916 Wrecked by tidal wave August 29 1916 at San Domingo, Dominican Republic Struck from Naval Register December 17 1917 Sold January 17 1922 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Tennessee Covers Page 1     (1910-16)
2. Memphis Covers Page 1     (1964)

 

Postmarks

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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 1

1910-04-07 to 1910-04-07

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Locy Type 2

1912-03-22 to 1912-03-22

Picture postcard from the Wentworth Hotel, New Castle NH

 

Locy Type 2

1912-03-22 to 1912-03-22

Picture postcard from the Wentworth Hotel, New Castle NH

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1915-01-01 to 1915-01-01

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USPO Machine cancel Memphis TN

1964-08-29 to 1964-08-29

No Image

48th Anniversary of Loss
Daniel Dobbins Chapter No. 20, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Tennessee

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Memphis, Tennessee

Six ships of the US Navy have been named MEMPHIS - USS Memphis (1849), USS Memphis (1862), USS Memphis CA-10, USS Memphis CL-13, USNS Memphis T-AO-162 and USS Memphis SSN-691.

 

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