ALABAMA BB 60 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2020-07-01T19:11:10Z

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 Censored sailor's mail.
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GregCiesielski at 18:29, 18 June 2020

2020-06-18T18:29:16Z

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	<ol>South Dakota Class Battleship<br/>		<ol>South Dakota Class Battleship<br/>
	Keel Laid 1 February 1940 - Launched 16 February 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 1 February 1940 - Launched 16 February 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALABAMA BB-60'''<li/>		<li>'''USS ALABAMA BB-60'''</li>
	Commissioned 16 August 1942 - Decommissioned 9 January 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned 16 August 1942 - Decommissioned 9 January 1947<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1962<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1962<br/>

GregCiesielski: Updated the page

2020-06-15T21:00:39Z

Updated the page

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	<ol>South Dakota Class Battleship<br/>		<ol>South Dakota Class Battleship<br/>
	Keel Laid February 1 1940 - Launched February 16 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 1 February 1940 - Launched 16 February 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALABAMA BB-60'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALABAMA BB-60'''<li/>
	Commissioned August 16 1942 - Decommissioned January 9 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned 16 August 1942 - Decommissioned 9 January 1947<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 1 1962<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1962<br/>
	~~Perserved~~ as a Memorial, Mobile Alabama, June 11 1964		Preserved as a Memorial, Mobile Alabama, 11 June 1964<br/>
			The ship was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	<!-- [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] -->		<!-- [[Image:Alabama_BB60_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]] -->
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS ALABAMA BB-60_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-46)</li>		<li>[[USS ALABAMA BB-60_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Alabama BB-60 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-1946)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	<h4>Post Office Established August 16 1942 - Disestablished July 31 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established 16 August 1942 - Disestablished 31 July 1946</h4>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2(n) ~~Oct 27, 1945~~<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65		Locy Type 2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65		Locy Type 2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65
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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65a		Locy Type 2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65a
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-03-14		1946-03-14
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15826)		Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15826)
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15826)		Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15826)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-07-31		1945-07-31
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~
	~~1945-08-13~~
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19450731r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19450731r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	ALABAMA earned 9 Battle Stars for her WWII service<br/><br/>		USS ALABAMA earned 9 Battle Stars for her WWII service<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the state of Alabama. The 22d state, admitted to the Union on December 14 1819, whose name is derived from two Choctaw Indian words: "alba amo", meaning "thicket gatherers" or "vegetation gatherers".<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the state of Alabama. The 22d state, admitted to the Union on December 14 1819, whose name is derived from two Choctaw Indian words: "alba amo", meaning "thicket gatherers" or "vegetation gatherers".<br/><br/>
	Six ships of the US Navy have been named ALABAMA - USS Alabama (Ship-of-the-Line 1819), USS Alabama (Side Wheel Steamer 1851), [[ALABAMA_BB_8_ \| USS Alabama Battleship No. 8]], USS Alabama SP-1052, USS Alabama BB-60 and [[ALABAMA_SSBN_731_ \| USS Alabama SSBN-731]].<br/><br/>		Six ships of the US Navy have been named ALABAMA - USS Alabama (Ship-of-the-Line 1819), USS Alabama (Side Wheel Steamer 1851), [[ALABAMA_BB_8_ \| USS Alabama Battleship No. 8]], USS Alabama SP-1052, USS Alabama BB-60 and [[ALABAMA_SSBN_731_ \| USS Alabama SSBN-731]].<br/><br/>
	Another ALABAMA named ship - (Alabama—a wooden-hull ~~sidewheel~~ steamer built in 1838 at Baltimore, Md.—apparently operated under the aegis of the War Department during the War with Mexico (1846-1848), carrying troops that participated in the capture of Veracruz. After the close of hostilities, the War Department transferred Alabama to the Navy Department pursuant to the Act of Congress of 3 March 1849. The latter, however, found the ship "unsuitable for naval purposes" and sold her at public auction, at New Orleans, La., in October 1849. Records of her naval service (if any) have not been found. It does not appear that she did in fact serve in the United States Navy, since her name does not appear in any contemporary listings of naval vessels, nor do any deck logs exist. She was ultimately lost, stranding on Gun Key, in the Bahamas, on 12 July 1852. Fortunately, no lives were lost. {DANFS})		Another ALABAMA named ship - (Alabama—a wooden-hull side-wheel steamer built in 1838 at Baltimore, Md.—apparently operated under the aegis of the War Department during the War with Mexico (1846-1848), carrying troops that participated in the capture of Veracruz. After the close of hostilities, the War Department transferred Alabama to the Navy Department pursuant to the Act of Congress of 3 March 1849. The latter, however, found the ship "unsuitable for naval purposes" and sold her at public auction, at New Orleans, La., in October 1849. Records of her naval service (if any) have not been found. It does not appear that she did in fact serve in the United States Navy, since her name does not appear in any contemporary listings of naval vessels, nor do any deck logs exist. She was ultimately lost, stranding on Gun Key, in the Bahamas, on 12 July 1852. Fortunately, no lives were lost. {DANFS})
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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2017-04-16T19:54:21Z

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 <h4>Post Office Established August 16 1942 - Disestablished July 31 1946</h4>
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JonBurdett: replaced mark

2017-04-05T16:39:49Z

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 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
-<!-- ============== -->
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+<!-- ********************************************** -->
-<!-- ============== -->
+<!--    Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period       -->
-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+<hr/>
-Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>[[TUSCALOOSA_CA_37_ | USS TUSCALOOSA CA-37]]
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JonBurdett: added one cover

2015-12-01T00:27:51Z

added one cover

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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19400201_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19400201_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19400201_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19400201_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19420216.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19420216.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19420216_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19420216_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	1945-12-25		1945-12-25
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19451225_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19451225_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1946-03-14		1946-03-14
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19460314 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19460314 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19460314.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19460314.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- Type 2# -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15826)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1945-10-14
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19451014 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19430411_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19430411_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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JonBurdett: date range

2012-01-30T02:20:23Z

date range

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>South Dakota Class Battleship<br/>
Keel Laid February 1 1940 - Launched February 16 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ALABAMA BB-60'''<br/>
Commissioned August 16 1942 - Decommissioned January 9 1947<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1962<br/>
Perserved as a Memorial, Mobile Alabama, June 11 1964
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[USS ALABAMA BB-60_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-46)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.

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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>[[TUSCALOOSA_CA_37_ | USS TUSCALOOSA CA-37]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-02-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19400201_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Keel Laying




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-TBT)<br/><br/>"ALA LAID" <br/><br/>[[JACOB_JONES_DD_130_ | USS JACOB JONES DD-130]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-02-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19400201_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19400201_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-02-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19420216.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19420216 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-02-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19420216_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19451225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19451225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Merry Christmas, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_22_Battleship_Oregon_ | Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-65a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19460314 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett alabama bb60 19460314.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BBB)<br/><br/>"U.S. /<br/>NAVY"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-04-11
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alabama_BB60_19430411_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Censored sailor's mail.




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Locy Type<br/>9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15826)
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1945-07-31
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1945-08-13
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Marking from back of cover


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<h3>Other Information</h3>
ALABAMA earned 9 Battle Stars for her WWII service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the state of Alabama. The 22d state, admitted to the Union on December 14 1819, whose name is derived from two Choctaw Indian words: "alba amo", meaning "thicket gatherers" or "vegetation gatherers".<br/><br/>
Six ships of the US Navy have been named ALABAMA - USS Alabama (Ship-of-the-Line 1819), USS Alabama (Side Wheel Steamer 1851), [[ALABAMA_BB_8_ | USS Alabama Battleship No. 8]], USS Alabama SP-1052, USS Alabama BB-60 and [[ALABAMA_SSBN_731_ | USS Alabama SSBN-731]].<br/><br/>
Another ALABAMA named ship - (Alabama—a wooden-hull sidewheel steamer built in 1838 at Baltimore, Md.—apparently operated under the aegis of the War Department during the War with Mexico (1846-1848), carrying troops that participated in the capture of Veracruz. After the close of hostilities, the War Department transferred Alabama to the Navy Department pursuant to the Act of Congress of 3 March 1849. The latter, however, found the ship "unsuitable for naval purposes" and sold her at public auction, at New Orleans, La., in October 1849. Records of her naval service (if any) have not been found. It does not appear that she did in fact serve in the United States Navy, since her name does not appear in any contemporary listings of naval vessels, nor do any deck logs exist. She was ultimately lost, stranding on Gun Key, in the Bahamas, on 12 July 1852. Fortunately, no lives were lost. {DANFS})



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