This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Northampton Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid 2 July 1928 - Launched 1 February 1930
USS AUGUSTA CL-31
Commissioned 30 January 1931
USS AUGUSTA CA-31
Redesignated Heavy Cruiser (CA) 1 July 1931
Decommissioned 16 July 1946
Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
Sold 9 November 1959 for scrap
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.
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 --- Killer Bar Text
Postmark Date
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
Locy Type 2(n)
(Oct 27, 1945)
1945-10-27
Navy Day. Named cancels resume.
Locy Type 2(n)
1946-02-11
Note:
Locy Type 2z*
1944-06-30
Censored sailor's mail. On this day, USS AUGUSTA was anchored at Berth L-11 Omaha Beach, Normandy France.
Note: The annotations of the postmarks on the back of this cover are only on the scan, not on the actual cover.
Locy Type 9v
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55c
1941-05-24
Registered use Marking from back of cover
Locy Type 9v
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55d
1945-04-10
Marking from back of cover
Locy Type F
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55i
1941-08-09
FDR-Churchill meeting on the Atlantic, cachet by P. Flynn. "The authenticity of A-55i is in question." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition, David Kent; Editor.
Locy Type P
"USS AUGUSTA / JAVA SEA"
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55
1934-12-03
Note:
Locy Type FAKE
"WAVES / 4TH BIRTHDAY"
1946-07-30
"The 2(n) without bars and the slogan "WAVES/4TH BIRTHDAY" dated July 30, 1946 is a FAKE marking made with a stolen postmark." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition, David Kent; Editor.
Other Information
USS AUGUSTA earned the China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Augusta, Georgia.
The ships sponsor was Miss Evelyn McDaniel of Augusta, Georgia.
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