ALBANY CG 10

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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.


    Oregon City Class Heavy Cruiser
    Keel Laid 6 March 1944 - Launched 30 June 1945

  1. USS ALBANY CA-123
    Commissioned 15 June 1946 - Decommissioned 30 June 1958

  2. USS ALBANY CG-10
    Redesignated Guided Missle Cruiser (CG) 1 November 1958 While in reserve
    Recommissioned 3 November 1962 - Decommissioned 1 March 1967
    Recommissioned 9 November 1968 - Decommissioned 29 August 1980

    Struck from Naval Register 30 June 1985
    Sold 12 August 1990 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Albany CA-123 / CG-10 Covers Page 1    (1945-1980)

 

Postmarks

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Post Office Established 14 June 1946 - Disestablished 1958


 

Locy Type
FDC F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-14

1946-06-15

CA-123. First Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
FDC 2(n)

1946-06-15

CA-123. First Day in Commission


 

Locy Type 2

1950-05-20

CA-123


 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-09-23

CA-123. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type 2(n)

1949-11-03

CA-123. Cachet by George V. Sadworth


 

Locy Type 2r

(1951)

1951-10-11

CA-123


 

Locy Type 2r

(1951)

1953-07-04

CA-123. Cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle


 

Locy Type 2r

(1952)

1952-10-17

CA-123


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1958-06-04

CA-123


 

Locy Type
9efu

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-14b

1953-07-04

CA-123. Cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-14a

1946-10-27

CA-123. Navy Day. From the Jon Howard collection.



Post Office Reestablished 3 November 1962 - Disestablished 1967


 

Locy Type
FDR 2(n+)(USS)

1962-11-03

CG-10. First Day Recommissioning


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1963-06-19

CG-10


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1966-10-27

CG-10


 

Locy Type
7t(n+u) (USS)

1966-05-15

CG-10



Post Office Established 1 November 1968 - Disestablished 15 July 1980


 

Locy Type
FDR 2(n+)(USS)

1968-11-09

CG-10. First Day Recommissioning


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1968-12-03

CG-10


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1980-07-15

CG-10. Welcome to Norfolk - TCG PIYALE PASE D-350 (ex USS Fiske DD-842), cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson


 

Locy Type
9ef(n+u)

(1962)

1968-12-03

CG-10


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2(n+) (USS)

1980-07-15

CG-10. Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

USS ALBANY earned the Navy Unit Citation (2 awards), the Navy E Ribbon (3 awards), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal w/ Europe Clasp and the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A city in New York located on the west bank of the Hudson River about 145 miles north of New York City. It is the state capital and the seat of government for Albany County.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Elizabeth F. Pinckney.

Six ships of the US Navy have born the name ALBANY - USS Albany (1846 22-gun Sloop-of-War), USS Albany (1869 14-gun Screw Sloop-of-War), USS Albany CL-23, USS Albany (CA-72)(renamed USS Pittsburgh), USS Albany CA-123 and USS Albany SSN-753

 


 

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