PANTHER AD 6
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.
- VENEZUELA (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by the Atlantic & Caribbean Steam Navigation Co. (Red D Line Steamship Co.)
- USS PANTHER (Auxiliary Cruiser) Commissioned April 22 1898
- USS PANTHER (Auxiliary Repair Ship) Recommissioned November 18 1907
- USS PANTHER (Destroyer Tender) Reclassified April 1917
- USS PANTHER AD-6 Designated (AD) July 17 1920
Built in 1889 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, PA
Purchased by U.S. Navy April 12 1898
Placed In-Ordinary October 20 1899
Recommissioned June 19 1902 - Decommissioned October 21 1903
Decommissioned May 16 1922
Struck from Naval Register May 1922
Sold March 24 1923 for scrap
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- Panther Covers Page 1 (1910-16)
Postmarks
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Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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3rd Commissioning November 18 1907 to May 16 1922
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Locy Type |
1910-01-18 |
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As Fleet Repair Ship
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1911-08-14 |
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As Fleet Repair Ship
Picture postcard from Provincetown, MA
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1913-05-20 |
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As Fleet Repair Ship
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Locy Type |
1916-03-13 |
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As Fleet Repair Ship
Picture postcard "Florida East Coast Railway. Key West Extension, looking through Bahia Honda Bridge, Florida"
Other Information
PANTHER received the following awards during her Naval career - Spanish Campaign Medal - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal - World War I Victory Medal (with Mobile Base Clasp).
NAMESAKE - A large cat of the cougar family
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