SEVERN (None)
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.
Keel Laid August 2 1898 - Launched June 30 1899 Served as Station/Practice Ship for Midshipmen at Annapolis Refitted as Submarine Tender May 1910 Decommissioned October 3 1916 Struck from Naval Register December 7 1916 Converted for use as a freighter but used as a temporary floating warehouse in Philadelphia during WWI to keep it safe After its final freight run, returned to Philadelphia on October 7, 1922 and was laid up. Eventually the iron hull hulk sank deep into the sand on the edge of the Delaware River, just north of Pier 78 in South Philadelphia Scrapped in 1934 |
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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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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NO CHESAPEAKE POSTMARKS REPORTED |
DATE FROM
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N/A |
N/A |
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NO SEVERN POSTMARKS |
DATE FROM
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USPO Duplex |
1908 |
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Ship's Postcard
"THE U.S. TRAINING SHIP SEVERIN." (Spelled Severin)
Other Information
CHESAPEAKE
NAMESAKE - The extensive bay lying between Maryland and Virginia
SEVERN
NAMESAKE - A river in Maryland which joins the Chesapeake Bay at Annapolis
Additional Naming History Sources
Rediscovering The Dead Fleet Of The Delaware River A blog post dated May 23, 2017 by Bob McNulty provides a rich history for the ship
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