GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2025-06-30T00:33:03Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JonBurdett: added 2 covers

2012-01-13T05:23:15Z

added 2 covers

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.
<ol><br/>
Des Moines Class Cruiser<br/>
Keel Laid May 28 1945 - Launched September 27 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DES MOINES CA-134'''<br/>
Commissioned November 17 1948 - Decommissioned July 14 1961<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 9 1991<br/>
Scrapped August 2007
</ol>
<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>[[USS DES MOINES CA-134_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1948-58)</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/>FDC 2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-11-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DesMoines_CA134_19481116_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DesMoines_CA134_19481116_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Commissioning. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_John_E_Gill_ | John E. Gill]]. His name is right below the bow in the waterline and his R/S marking is on the reverse.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1957-05-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DesMoines_CA134_19570511_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DesMoines_CA134_19570511_1_Front.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/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1957-05-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DesMoines_CA134_19570511_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DesMoines_CA134_19570511_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Close-up view of the printed return address.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1949-11-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett desmoines ca134 19491108 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett desmoines ca134 19491108.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/>2t(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1958-10-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett desmoines ca134 19581020 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett desmoines ca134 19581020.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/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1953-11-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett desmoines ca134 19531106 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett desmoines ca134 19531106.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Des Moines, Iowa.<br/><br/>
Three ships of the US Navy have been named DES MOINES - [[DES_MOINES_CL_17_ | USS Des Moines C-15]] - [[HELENA_CA_75_ | USS Des Moines CA-75]] and USS Des Moines CA-134.



<p> </p>
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[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
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DES MOINES CA 134 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JonBurdett: added 2 covers