PRINCETON PG 13

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.

Newport Class Gunboat Keel Laid May 1896 - Launched June 3 1897 USS PRINCETON Gunboat No. 13 Commissioned May 27 1898 - Decommissioned June 12 1903 Recommissioned May 12 1905 - Decommissioned July 3 1907 Recommissioned November 5 1909 - Decommissioned February 20 1917 Commissioned January 16 1918 Used as Training Ship May 9 1918 - April 25 1919 Decommissioned April 25 1919 Struck from Naval Register June 23 1919 Sold November 13 1919 to Farrell, Kane and Stratton of Seattle, WA Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1901-10)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning May 27 1898 to June 12 1903

 

Washington D.C. CDS

1901-06-15 to 1901-10-04

Incoming mail - Multiple forwarding

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3rd Commissioning November 5 1909 to February 20 1917

 

Locy Type 1u (AC)

1910-10-25

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - The city of Princeton, New Jersey

 

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