TRENTON SCREW STEAMER
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.
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Wooden-Hulled Screw Steamer
- USS TRENTON (Screw Steamer) Commissioned 14 February 1877 - Decommissioned 9 November 1881
Keel Laid 1875 - Launched 1 January 1876
Recommissioned 19 September 1883 - Decommissioned 17 September 1886
Recommissioned 16 May 1887 - Wrecked 16 March 1889
Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 13 April 1891
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Postmarks
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for Trenton, New Jersey.
The ships sponsor was Ms. Katherine M. Parker.
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