U. S. Receiving Ship Independence, (launched 1814) Mare Island, California.

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

PC00060: Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi
PC00060

Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi

Name/Title

U. S. Receiving Ship Independence, (launched 1814) Mare Island, California.

Entry/Object ID

PC00060

Description

Color postcard of the USS Receiving Ship Independence moored ort side to at Mare Island. The Independence was launched October 2, 1857, and struck from Navy List 3 September 1913. Originally a three-masted ship and the first to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Color

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Source, Unknown

Studio

Edward H. Mitchell Publishers

Date made

1857 - 1912

Place

Military

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Island

Mare Island, CA

City

Vallejo, CA

River

Sacramento River

Region

Northern California

State/Province

California

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcard, III-A-1 Early ship types -- U.S. Navy