TRENTON CL 11
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.
- Omaha Class Light Cruiser
- USS TRENTON CL-11
Commissioned 19 April 1924 - Decommissioned 20 December 1945
Struck from Naval Register 21 January 1946
Sold 29 December 1946 for scrap
Keel Laid 18 August 1920 - Launched 16 April 1923
Naval Covers
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.
- USS Trenton CL-11 Covers Page 1 (1925-1943)
Postmarks
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
|
Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
|---|
|
Locy Type 2# |
1945-11-09 |
 |
 |
Sailors Mail
|
Locy Type |
1926-12-07 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1934-10-12 |
 |
 |
Columbus Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell
|
Locy Type |
1937-12-25 |
 |
 |
Christmas, cachet by William S. Linto
|
Locy Type |
1939-12-24 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1929-09-27 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1943-07-23 |
 |
 |
Censored wartime use
|
Locy Type |
1932-10-12 |
 |
 |
|
Locy Type 6 |
1927-08-08 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1937-10-31 |
 |
 |
Happy Halloween, cachet by William S. Linto
|
Locy Type |
1939-05-30 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1939-05-30 |
 |
|
Note:
|
Locy Type |
1939-05-30 |
 |
|
Note:
|
Locy Type P |
1935-09-15 |
 |
 |
Note:
SHIP MARKING
|
Marking |
1938-08-31 |
 |
 |
Note:
|
Marking |
1937-02-14 |
 |
 |
Note:
Other Information
USS TRENTON earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - The capital city of New Jersey and of Mercer County. It is located at the head of navigation on the Delaware River about 28 miles northeast of Philadelphia.
During the American Revolution, Trenton was the site of a decisive American victory. On Christmas night 1776, Washington led the remnants of the Continental Army across the Delaware River in a blinding snow storm. At dawn on 26 December, he caught the Hessian garrison at Trenton by surprise. This total victory netted the Americans 1,000 prisoners and huge quantities of small arms, cannon, and munitions. More importantly, it revived the cause of independence which had suffered greatly during the retreat from New York after the Battle of Long Island the previous August.
The ships sponsor was Katherine E. Haulenbeek, nee Donnelly, daughter of Trenton Mayor Frederick W. Donnelly.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2026 Naval Cover Museum