MONOCACY
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.
Built 1864 - Launched December 14 1864 |
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).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- 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.
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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RPO |
1880-06-08 |
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Posted to USS MONOCACY at Yokohama Japan
Back...San Francisco CA RECD 06-14, Yokohama Japan CDS 07-18
Other Information
Participated in the opening of the ports of Osaka and Hyōgo, Japan January 1 1868
December 1868, surveyed the Inland Sea between Nagasaki and Osaka to locate appropriate sites for lighthouses
Began charting the Yangtze River on March 23 1871
On October 7 1884, while at Fuzhou, China, Captain of the Afterguard William H. Belpitt rescued a Chinese man from drowning, receiving the Medal of Honor
From October 23 - November 11 1899, carried the U.S. Minister to China as she visited the open ports of the Yangtze River
Became involved in the Boxer Rebellion and captured seven small craft off Tongku, China June 14 1900
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