GALVESTON CLG 3

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.

Cleveland Class Cruiser Keel Laid 20 February 1944 Launched 22 April 1945 as Light Cruiser CL-93 Construction suspended 24 June 1946 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CLG) 4 February 1956 Redesignated CLG-3 23 May 1957 USS GALVESTON CLG-3 Commissioned 28 May 1958 - Decommissioned 25 May 1970 Struck from Naval Register 21 December 1973 Sold May 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Galveston CLG-3 Covers Page 1     (1945-1970)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2t(n+u)

1958-05-28

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1968-09-08

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1961-08-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1969-09-08

Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher. FRAUDULENT use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

 

Locy Type 7qt(nu) (USS)

1968-07-12

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)

1970-04-09

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

USS GALVESTON earned the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 6 Campaign stars and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A coastal city in southeastern Texas located on Galveston Island.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named GALVESTON - USS Galveston CL-19 and USS Galveston CLG-3.

 

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