NASHVILLE CL 43

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.

Brooklyn Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid on January 24 1935 - Launched October 2 1937


1. USS NASHVILLE CL 43
   Commissioned June 6 1938 - Decommissioned June 24 1946
   Stricken January 9 1961
   
   
2. CAPITAN PRAT CL 3 (Chilean Naval Service)
   Sold to Chile January 9 1951 and renamed
   Decommissioned May 10 1982
   
   Sold April 29 1983 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1938-41)

 

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 3 (AC-BBT) "PHILA / PENNA" USS WINSLOW DD 359

1937-10-02

Launching

 

PHILADELPHIA PA U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL STA

1937-10-02

Launching. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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Locy Type FDC F "U.S.S. NASHVILLE / COMMISSIONED / NAVY YARD,PHILA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-1

1938-06-06

Commissioning, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Locy Type FDC F "U.S.S. NASHVILLE / COMMISSIONED / NAVY YARD,PHILA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-1

1938-06-06

Commissioning, cachet by J. O. Jernigan

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) 1938-39 "HAMP.ROADS / NORFOLK"

1938-07-26

Shakedown Cruise, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) 1938-39 "AT GOTEBORG / SWEDEN"

1938-09-07

Shakedown Cruise, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) 1938-39

1939-08-09

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) 1941

1941-03-16

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Locy Type 9v

1939-08-09

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Locy Type 9efw

1939-08-09

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Locy Type 9x

1939-08-09

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Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-10-02

Hobby Shop fake cancel

 

Other Information

NASHVILLE earned ten Battle Stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Nashville, Tennessee

 

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