VINCENNES CA 44

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.

New Orleans Class Cruiser
Keel Laid on January 3 1934 - Launched May 21 1936


1. USS VINCENNES CA-44
   Commissioned February 24 1937
   SUNK (Japanese gunfire) August 9 1942 during the Battle of Savo Island

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1937-42)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY / IN COMM" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-10a

1937-02-24

Commissioning
Leo A. Schupp
Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY / IN COMM" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-10a

1937-02-24

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Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-10a

1937-05-11 to 1937-05-11

Contributed by Louis Kurzmiller.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-10b

1939-08-21

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Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "MERRY / XMAS" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-10c

1940-12-25

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Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1942-01-04

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 7rt

1941-02-16

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Locy Type 9v

1939-08-21

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Locy Type 9v

1940-08-06

Ship cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type 9efw

1939-08-21

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Locy Type 9x

1940-08-06

Ship cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type Pz "U.S. / NAVY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-10c

1941-08-02

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Other Information

VINCENNES earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Vincennes, Indiana

 

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