ALASKA CB 1 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page

2020-09-02T14:03:02Z

Updated the page

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	<ol>		<ol>
	Alaska Class Large Cruiser<br/>		Alaska Class Large Cruiser<br/>
	Keel Laid December 17 1941 - Launched August 15 1943<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 17 December 1941 - Launched 15 August 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALASKA CB-1'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALASKA CB-1'''</li>
	Commissioned June 17 1944 - Decommissioned February 17 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned 17 June 1944 - Decommissioned 17 February 1947<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1960<br/>
	Sold June 30 1960 for scrap		Sold 30 June 1960 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:~~Alaska_CB1_Flag~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Alaska_CB1_Photo.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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	<h4>Post Office Established May 1 1944 - Disestablished May 1 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established 1 May 1944 - Disestablished 1 May 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/>~~2z		Locy Type 2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1944-07-11		1944-07-11
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type SL		Locy Type<br/>SL (n+)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1944-07-11		1944-07-11
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Censored and signed.~~		Ship's straightline marking
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867. Alaska—located in the far northwestern corner of the North American continent and separated from the contiguous 48 states by Canada—was admitted to the Union as the 49th state in 1959.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - A territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867. Alaska—located in the far northwestern corner of the North American continent and separated from the contiguous 48 states by Canada—was admitted to the Union as the 49th state in 1959.<br/><br/>
	Four ships of the US Navy have been named ALASKA - USS Alaska (Wooden-Hulled Screw Sloop-of-War 1868), USS Alaska (Steam Trawler 1918), USS Alaska CB-1~~<br/>~~and [[ALASKA_SSBN_732_ \| USS Alaska SSBN-732]].		Four ships of the US Navy have been named ALASKA - USS Alaska (Wooden-Hulled Screw Sloop-of-War 1868), USS Alaska (Steam Trawler 1918), USS Alaska CB-1 and [[ALASKA_SSBN_732_ \| USS Alaska SSBN-732]].
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GregCiesielski: added 1 postmark / cover

2018-02-12T21:44:16Z

added 1 postmark / cover

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 Official Mail. From the Lawrence B. Brennan Collection
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GregCiesielski: Added 3 postmarks and covers

2018-01-31T23:17:51Z

Added 3 postmarks and covers

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	<h4>Post Office Established May 1 1944 - Disestablished May 1 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established May 1 1944 - Disestablished May 1 1946</h4>
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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/>FDC 2z
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1944-06-17
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440617_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440617_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Censored. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ \| George V. Sadworth]]. From the Lawrence B. Brennan Collection
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	Censored and signed.		Censored and signed.
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			<!-- 2az -->
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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 2az
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1944-08-12
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440812_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440812_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Official Mail. From the Lawrence B. Brennan Collection
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	Locy Type P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. / ALASKA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-12		Locy Type P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. / ALASKA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-12
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1945~~-11-11		1946-02-14
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19451111_1_Postmark~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19460214_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19451111_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19460214_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Louis_S_Pentel_ \| Louis S~~. ~~Pentel]]~~		Rubber stamp cachet. From the Lawrence B. Brennan Collection
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GregCiesielski: Updating page and activating ships cover page

2018-01-31T22:58:07Z

Updating page and activating ships cover page

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:58, 31 January 2018
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~1944~~-45)</li>		<li>[[ALASKA_CB_1_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Alaska CB-1 Covers Page 1]]     (1943-1946)</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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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1944-07-11		1944-07-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-11-11		1945-11-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19451111_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19451111_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1944-07-11		1944-07-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867. Alaska—located in the far northwestern corner of the North American continent and separated from the contiguous 48 states by Canada—was admitted to the Union as the 49th state in 1959.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - A territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867. Alaska—located in the far northwestern corner of the North American continent and separated from the contiguous 48 states by Canada—was admitted to the Union as the 49th state in 1959.<br/><br/>
	Four ships of the US Navy have been named ALASKA - USS Alaska (Wooden-Hulled Screw Sloop-of-War 1868), USS Alaska (Steam Trawler 1918), USS Alaska CB-1 and USS Alaska SSBN-732.		Four ships of the US Navy have been named ALASKA - USS Alaska (Wooden-Hulled Screw Sloop-of-War 1868), USS Alaska (Steam Trawler 1918), USS Alaska CB-1<br/>and [[ALASKA_SSBN_732_ \| USS Alaska SSBN-732]].
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JonBurdett: PO dates

2017-04-05T18:09:00Z

PO dates

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	<li>'''USS ALASKA CB-1'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALASKA CB-1'''<br/>
	Commissioned June 17 1944 - Decommissioned February 17 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned June 17 1944 - Decommissioned February 17 1947<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ June 1 1960<br/>		Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960<br/>
	Sold June 30 1960 for scrap		Sold June 30 1960 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	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>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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			<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
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			<hr/>
			<h4>Post Office Established May 1 1944 - Disestablished May 1 1946</h4>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 2z		Locy Type<br/>2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1944-07-11		1944-07-11
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	Censored and signed.		Censored and signed.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

2009-12-28T18:54:23Z

added 1 cover

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>
Alaska Class Large Cruiser<br/>
Keel Laid December 17 1941 - Launched August 15 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ALASKA CB-1'''<br/>
Commissioned June 17 1944 - Decommissioned February 17 1947<br/><br/>
Stricken June 1 1960<br/>
Sold June 30 1960 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Alaska_CB1_Flag.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</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 incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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> Covers Page 1     (1944-45)</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 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-07-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored and signed.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>"U.S.S. / ALASKA"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-12
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19451111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19451111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Louis_S_Pentel_ | Louis S. Pentel]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type SL
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-07-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alaska_CB1_19440711_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored and signed.

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867. Alaska—located in the far northwestern corner of the North American continent and separated from the contiguous 48 states by Canada—was admitted to the Union as the 49th state in 1959.<br/><br/>
Four ships of the US Navy have been named ALASKA - USS Alaska (Wooden-Hulled Screw Sloop-of-War 1868), USS Alaska (Steam Trawler 1918), USS Alaska CB-1 and USS Alaska SSBN-732.



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