ARIZONA BB 39

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.

Pennsylvania Class Battleship Keel Laid 16 March 1914 - Launched 19 June 1915 USS ARIZONA BATTLESHIP No. 39 Commissioned October 17 1916 USS ARIZONA BB-39 Designated (BB) 17 July 1920 SUNK by High-Level Bombs 7 December 1941 Placed "In Ordinary" 29 December 1941 1177 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1942 A Memorial was commissioned over the hulk on Memorial Day 1962

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.

1. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 1    (1917-01-08 to 1919-05-01)
2. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 2    (1919-05-11 to 1929-12-03)
3. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 3    (1930-05-01 to 1933-12-25)
4. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 4    (1934-02-24 to 1935-05-30)
5. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 5    (1935-07-04 to 1935-10-27)
6. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 6    (1935-11-11 to 1936-06-17)
7. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 7    (1936-07-04 to 1937-02-22)
8. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 8    (1937-03-17 to 1937-11-25)
9. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 9    (1937-12-25 to 1938-04-22)
10. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 10    (1938-05-16 to 1940-04-28)
11. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 11    (1940-07-04 to 1941-12-02)
12. USS Arizona BB-39 Covers Page 12    (1942 - present. Commemorative Covers & Pictorial Postmarks)

 

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

 

Locy Type 1z (C)

1918-02-17

Dial on this example is 32 millimeters (circular). By as early as July 1918 the width is elongated to 34mm and it gets worse after that.

 

Locy Type 3 (C) (1916)

1917-01-08

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 3 (C) "BROOKLYN / N.Y." (1916)

1919-08-07

Dial on this example is 32.5 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 3 (C) (1921)

1921-04-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (1925)

1926-05-03

Dial on this example is 32 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "NAVY DAY / LONG BEACH"

1932-10-27

Dial on this example is 33.5 x 34 millimeters (w x h). Need a better example that better shows the killer bar mold lines (BBT).

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "FIRST,TIME / CANCEL,USED"

1935-10-27

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 3b (AC-OOX)

1917-05-30

Difficult to get good dial measurements due to severe smudging on all examples. Estimate is 33 to 34 x 34 to 35 millimeters (w x h).

 

Locy Type 3s (C)

1921-01-16

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular). It is difficult to make out the serif lettering but look at the bottom of the Z in ARIZONA for the characteristic flag.

 

Locy Type 3s

1922-02-25

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular). Note the location of the killer bars in relation to the lettering inside the dial. The placement is different than the 3s postmark from 1921-01-16.

 

Locy Type 3z (A-BBT)

1941-07-07

Note: Although the Type 3z is cataloged as scarcity B, no other example has actually been seen or recorded (including several advanced collectors). Probably should be reclassified with an R rating.

 

Locy Type 6

1931-12-15

Dial on this example is 15 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 6 (At Sea)

1934-10-17

Dial on this example is 15 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 6ep(2)

1941-07-23

Dial on this example is 30 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 6ep(2) (At Sea)

1941-10-19

Dial on this example is 30 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 6ep(2) (At Sea)

1941-11-16

Dial on this example is 30 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 7

1923-04-26

Dial on this example is 11.5 x 12 millimeters (w x h).

 

Locy Type 7qt(2)

1935-05-30

Dial on this example is 10.5 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 9v (C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46b

1927-03-02

Dial on this example is 29 x 29.5 millimeters (w x h).

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46c

1934-04-09

Dial on this example is 29.5 x 28.5 millimeters (w x h).

 

Locy Type 9v (C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46d

1937-07-20

Dial on this example is 30 millimeters (circular).

 

Locy Type 9vz

1919-02-03

Dial on this example is 29 x 30 millimeters (w x h). Looks like a comma after "NAVY" but with only one example, it is not possible to tell if it is a period, comma, or just a smudge.

 

Locy Type 9w (C) (1918)

1918-07-19

N/A

Cut Square. R-3 Scarcity rate

 

Locy Type 9w (C) (1918)

1919-12-19

This copy shows the period after the ships name.

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46e

1931-01-20

Dial on this example is 28 x 29 millimeters (w x h).

 

Locy Type 9x (1931)

1931-01-20

Dial on this example is 28 x 29 millimeters (w x h).

 

Locy Type 9x (1938)

1938-12-25

Dial on this example is 30 x 29 millimeters (w x h).

 

Locy Type F "AT / SEA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46

1927-06-25

Official Business

 

Locy Type F "USS / DOWNES / LAUNCHED" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46a

1936-04-22

Launching of USS Downes DD-375, another casualty of Pearl Harbor.

 

Locy Type FAKE "SAN PEDRO / CALIF." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-06-19

Dial on this example is 33 x 32 millimeters (w x h). Cachet and postmark by Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop)

 

Locy Type SLK3s Locy Type 6

1931-03-19

The "USS ARIZONA" line is 28x3, The "Presidential Cruise To The" line is 37x2.5, the "WEST INDIES" line is 26x3. President Hoover's cruise. From the Bob Reisinger collection.

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USS Arizona's Unique Censor Marking

 

Censor Marking

1918-10-18

From the back of this cover.

 

Other Information

USS ARIZONA earned the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

USS ARIZONA was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and was sunk at her moorings by the Japanese attack.

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Arizona.

The ships sponsor was Miss Esther Ross of Prescott AZ.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name ARIZONA - USS Arizona (1858), USS Arizona (Screw Frigate, Launched 1865, never Commissioned), USS Arizona BB-39 and USS Arizona SSN-803.

 

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