NEW MEXICO BB 40
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 NEW MEXICO Battleship No. 40
Commissioned May 20 1918
- USS NEW MEXICO BB-40
Designated (BB) July 17 1920
Decommissioned July 19 1946
Struck from Naval Register February 25 1947
Sold November 9 1947 for scrap
New Mexico Class Battleship
Keel Laid October 14 1915 as CALIFORNIA
Renamed March 22 1916
Launched April 13 1917
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- Covers Page 1 (1920-42)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1933-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1933
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Locy Type |
1934-01-05 |
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Commodore Stephen Decatur. Cachet Designer Dr. S.E. Hutnick, Cachet Sponsor Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
1935-08-15 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1935-10-27 |
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Navy Day, cachet by John Coulthard
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Locy Type |
1939-05-30 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1940-03-28 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1925-01-20 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1931-02-24 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1927-09-04 |
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Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1932-11-24 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1938-03-16 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1921-12-26 |
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Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1922-06-26 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1925-05-15 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1935-06-26 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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Marine's Mail
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Locy Type |
1942-10-21 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1935-08-15 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1935-08-15 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type P |
1934-06-15 |
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Locy Type P |
1934-11-11 |
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Armistice Day. UNCATALOGED postmark. See United States Fleet
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Unused |
N/A |
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Photo Postcard
"U.S.S. New Mexico"
(USS NEW MEXICO in foreground)
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Unused |
N/A |
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Photo Postcard
"Pacific Coast Fleet United States Navy"
(USS NEW MEXICO in foreground)
Other Information
NEW MEXICO Earned 6 Battle Stars for her World War II service
NEW MEXICO BB-40 was at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of New Mexico
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