United States Mail Ship
United States Mail Ship, usually abbreviated to USMS or USM, is a ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract with the United States Postal Service.
It was used sporadically by many shipping lines, but is often associated in particular with the U.S. Mail Steamship Company, Collins Line, and American Line which held a number of high-profile mail contracts, and traditionally prefixed the names of many of their ships with the initials "USM" or "USMS".
List of past United States Mail Ships
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| Name | Line | In service | Left service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriatic | Collins | — | — | — |
| Arctic | Collins | — | — | — |
| Atlantic | Collins | 1849 | 1858 | [1] |
| Baltic | Collins | 1850 | — | — |
| Cherokee | Baxter | — | — | [2] |
| Columbia | — | — | — | — |
| Cumbria | — | — | — | — |
| Emily B. Souder | — | — | — | — |
| Falcon | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — | [3] |
| Hermann | — | — | — | [4] |
| Morning Star | — | — | — | — |
| New York | American | 1893 | 1923 | Built in 1888 at Glasgow by J. G. Thomson Co. as the City of New York for the Inman Line. Taken over by the American Line 1893, renamed "New York", scrapped 1923 |
| Pacific | — | — | — | |
| Parkersburg | — | — | — | — |
| Roanoke | — | — | — | — |
| Southerner | — | — | — | [5] |
| State of Georgia | Alex Heron Jr, & Co | — | — | — |
See also
References
- ↑ "Museum Exhibit to Feature Liners Seeking Atlantic 'Blue Ribbon'". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. June 29, 1952.
- ↑ "Memoranda Domestic Ports". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 30, 1852.
- ↑ "Marine List: Arrived This Forenoon". The Evening Post. New York, New York. November 6, 1850.
- ↑ "Maritime Intelligence Arrived". New York Daily Herald. New York, New York. August 7, 1850.
- ↑ "Marine News: Arrived Yesterday". The Charleston Mercury. Charleston, South Carolina. May 17, 1850.