MINNEAPOLIS CA 17

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.

Columbia Class Protected Cruiser Keel Laid December 16 1891 - Launched August 12 1893 USS MINNEAPOLIS C-13 Commissioned December 13 1894 - Decommissioned August 18 1898 Recommissioned April 23 1902 - Decommissioned June 2 1903 Recommissioned October 5 1903 - Decommissioned November 17 1906 Recommissioned May 26 1909 - Decommissioned July 1 1911 Recommissioned July 2 1917 USS MINNEAPOLIS CA-17 Designated Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 17 1920 Decommissioned March 15 1921 Struck from Naval Register August 5 1921 Sold August 5 1921 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1910)

 

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

 

PHOTO POSTCARD

U.S. CRUISER MINNEAPOLIS, LENGTH 412 FT. BREATH 58 FT. 2 1/4 IN. DRAFT 25 FT. 6 IN.
PLACE LAUNCHED PHILADELPHIA, PA.

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4th Commissioning May 26 1909 to July 1 1911

 

Locy Type 1

1910-07-09

As C-13

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

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