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<ol>Cleveland Class Light Cruiser<br/>
<ol>Cleveland Class Light Cruiser<br/>
Keel Laid August 4 1941 as VICKSBURG<br/>
Keel Laid 4 August 1941 as '''VICKSBURG'''<br/>
Renamed October 12 1942 - Launched June 19 1943<br/><br/>
Renamed 12 October 1942 - Launched 19 June 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HOUSTON CL 81'''<br/>
<li>'''USS HOUSTON CL-81'''<br/>
Commissioned December 20 1943<br/>
Commissioned 20 December 1943<br/>
Heavily damaged (Aerial Torpedoes) October 14 and 16 1944 off Formosa<br/>
Heavily damaged by Aerial Torpedoes 14-16 October 1944 off Formosa<br/>
Reached Ulithi Atoll October 27 1944 and patched<br/>
Reached Ulithi Atoll 27 October 1944 and patched<br/>
Decommissioned December 15 1947<br/><br/>
Decommissioned 15 December 1947<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959<br/>
Sold June 1 1961 to Boston Metals for scrap
Sold 1 June 1961 for scrap
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS HOUSTON CL-81_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-47)</li>
<li>[[USS HOUSTON CL-81_Covers_Page_1 | USS Houston CL-81 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-47)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Newport News VA
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1943-06-19</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Houston_CL81_19430619_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Launching
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Locy Type<br/>2(n) Oct 27, 1946<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. H-82a
Locy Type 2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. H-82a
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1946-10-27
1946-10-27
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[[Image:JonBurdett houston cl81 19461027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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USCS Catalog lists this as Oct 27, 1945 - but was clearly used in 1946 as well  
USCS Postmark Catalog lists this as Oct 27, 1945 - but was clearly used in 1946 as well  
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Locy Type<br/>2z
Locy Type 2z
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1945-06-15
1944-03-31
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[[Image:JonBurdett houston cl81 19450615 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:JohnGermann_Houston_CL81_19440331_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett houston cl81 19450615.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:JohnGermann_Houston_CL81_19440331_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Note:
Note:
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1946-06-12
1946-06-12
<br/>to<br/>
1946-06-21
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[[Image:JonBurdett houston cl81 19460612 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Mark from back of cover
Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type<br/>RECD<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. H-82
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1947-08-27
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Houston_CL81_19470827_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Houston_CL81_19470827_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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From the [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_| Richard F. Hoffner]] collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
HOUSTON received three battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
USS HOUSTON received three battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of [[HOUSTON CA 30|USS HOUSTON CA-30]] lost February 28 1942 during the Battle of Java Sea.
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of [[HOUSTON CA 30| USS Houston CA-30]] lost 28 February 1942 during the Battle of Java Sea.
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 17 March 2019

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.

    Cleveland Class Light Cruiser
    Keel Laid 4 August 1941 as VICKSBURG
    Renamed 12 October 1942 - Launched 19 June 1943

  1. USS HOUSTON CL-81
    Commissioned 20 December 1943
    Heavily damaged by Aerial Torpedoes 14-16 October 1944 off Formosa
    Reached Ulithi Atoll 27 October 1944 and patched
    Decommissioned 15 December 1947

    Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
    Sold 1 June 1961 for scrap

Naval Covers

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.

  1. USS Houston CL-81 Covers Page 1     (1943-47)

 

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.
 
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Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type 2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. H-82a

1946-10-27

USCS Postmark Catalog lists this as Oct 27, 1945 - but was clearly used in 1946 as well


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1947-01-10

Note:


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1947-08-06

Note:


 

Locy Type 2z

1944-03-31

Note:


 

Locy Type
9efu

1946-06-12

Mark from back of cover


 

Locy Type
RECD

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. H-82

1947-08-27

From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

USS HOUSTON received three battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of USS Houston CA-30 lost 28 February 1942 during the Battle of Java Sea.

 

 

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