LOUISVILLE CA 28

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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.

    Northampton Class Cruiser
    Keel Laid 4 July 1928 - Launched 1 September 1930

  1. USS LOUISVILLE CL-28
    Commissioned Light Cruiser (CL) 15 January 1931

  2. USS LOUISVILLE CA-28
    Reclassified Heavy Cruiser (CA) 1 July 1931
    Decommissioned 17 June 1946

    Stricken 1 March 1959
    Sold 14 September 1959 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Louisville CA-28 Covers Page 1    (1931-1946)

 

Postmarks

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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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Killer Bar Text

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Post Office Established 1 May 1931 - Disestablished 22 April 1946


 

Locy Type
FDPS 5hks

1931-05-01

CL-28. First Day of Postal Service, picture cachet


 

Locy Type
FDPS 5hks

1931-05-01

CL-28. First Day of Postal Service. Notice the time slug (A.M.) is missing.


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-03-11

CA-28


 

Locy Type
2z

1943-08-07

CA-28. Censored WWII use.


 

Locy Type
2z*

1945-10-15

CA-28


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBB)

"PEARL HARBOR /
HAWAII NYD"

1936-12-21

CA-28. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

Locy Type
3b (A-XBB)

"SAN FRANCI /
SCO CALIF"

1937-08-05

CA-28


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-BBT)

"BREMERTON /
WASHINGTON"

1938-10-27

CA-28. Navy Day, cachet by C. E. Thomas and Deane C. (DC) Bartley


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

1941-01-22

CA-28


 

Locy Type
3z (BTB)

1942-02-16

CA-28. Censored WWII use.


 

Locy Type
5hks

"BREMERTON /
WASH"

1933-11-11

CA-28. Armistice Day, cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley, sponsor John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS


 

Locy Type
5hks

"BREMERTON /
WASH"

1935-10-27

CA-28. Navy Day, cachet by Harry Ioor.


 

Locy Type
6ep (3)

1937-11-25

CA-28


 

Locy Type
9efw (1940)

1941-07-24

N/A

CA-28. US Postal Money Order. Postmark (2 strikes) is on the bottom right corner.


 

Locy Type
9x

1941-07-24

CA-28. Receipt for Insured Mail.

 

Other Information

USS LOUISVILLE earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 13 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy World War II Occupation Medal w/Japan Clasp, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Louisville, Kentucky.

The ships sponsor was Miss Jane B. Kennedy.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name LOUISVILLE - USS Louisville (1861), USS Louisville (ID-1644), USS Louisville CA-28 and USS Louisville SSN-724.

 


 

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