COLORADO BB 45
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.
- USS COLORADO BB-45
Commissioned August 30 1923 - Decommissioned January 7 1947
Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
Scrapped 1959
Colorado Class Battleship
Keel Laid May 29 1919 - Launched March 22 1921
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- USS Colorado BB-45 Covers Page 1 (1924-46)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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Post Office Established September 7 1923 - Disestablished July 20 1946
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Locy Type |
1946-04-17 |
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Note:
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1945-09-02 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
Tokyo Bay
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1924-02-25 |
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Note:
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1934-08-30 |
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11th Anniversary of Commissioning.
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1934-11-29 |
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Cachet by Elton O. Clem
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1936-10-12 |
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Columbus Day, cachet by Douglas C. & Harry F. Wentz
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1938-10-02 |
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Note:
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1941-12-14 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type 6 |
1935-04-21 |
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Cachet by Lt. A. D. Hunter, USN
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1931-07-07 |
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Notes:
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1934-05-10 |
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Note: "CARIBBEAN SEA" was added separately. "298 covers were produced with this marking, USCS Postmark Catalog". Cachet by R. L. Razzette
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1936-03-06 |
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Cachet by John Coulthard
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1945-11-22 |
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1936-08-30 |
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c1943 |
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Sailor's Mail
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1928-02-02
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Mark from back of cover
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1937-11-19 |
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Note:
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1945-06-01 |
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Mark from back of cover
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1939-04-29 |
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1939-04-29 |
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Locy Type Fz |
1943-12-07 |
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Note:
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Locy Type PPO |
1928-02-02
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1938-07-26 |
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Note:
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1946-06-20 |
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Cacheted
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1946-06-20 |
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Cachet by Glenn W. Dye
Other Information
USS COLORADO earned 7 Battle Stars for her WWII service
USS COLORADO BB-45 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
NAMESAKE - Named for the 38th state, COLORADO.
Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name COLORADO - USS Colorado (1858-1876)(three-masted steam screw frigate), USS Colorado ACR-7, USS Colorado BB-45
and USS Colorado SSN-788.
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