CINCINNATI CL 6

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 Cruiser Keel Laid as Scout Cruiser (CS) December 13 1918 Redesignated Light Cruiser (CL) July 17 1920 Launched May 23 1921 USS CINCINNATI CL-6 Commissioned January 1 1924 - Decommissioned November 1 1945 Sold February 27 1946 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cincinnati CL-6 Covers Page 1     (1928-43)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "PORTLAND / OREGON"

1935-08-17

Reservists Cruise

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1939-06-23

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus C-50a

1941-08-13

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Locy Type 3s "BROOKLYN / NEW YORK"

1928-10-27

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-02-05

Censored, cover by Ted Harrington

 

Locy Type 3z (TBT)

1943-04-27

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 5bhks "LONG BEACH / CALIFORNIA"

1932-11-24

Thanksgiving Day, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5hks "SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA"

1933-02-12

Lincoln's Birthday, cachet by Harry Ioor

 

Locy Type 6 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus C-50c

1931-01-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 6epr

1935-03-01

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus C-50d

1931-12-14

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Locy Type 9v (C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus C-50e

1939-06-23

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Locy Type 9efw

1939-06-23

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Locy Type 9x (C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus C-50g

1939-06-23

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Other Information

USS CINCINNATI earned the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Yangtze Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Cincinnati, Ohio

Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name CINCINNATI - USS Cincinnati (Ironclad River Gunboat 1862), USS Cincinnati C-7, USS Cincinnati CL-6
and USS Cincinnati SSN-693.

 

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