CALIFORNIA BB 44

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.

Tennessee Class Battleship
Keel Laid October 25 1916 - Launched November 20 1919


1. USS CALIFORNIA BB-44
   Commissioned August 10 1921
   SUNK (Torpedoes) December 7 1941 at Pearl Harbor Hawaii
   Refloated March 25 1942 and repaired
   Decommissioned February 14 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
   Sold July 1 1959 and broken up for scrap.

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1923-34)
2. Covers Page 2    (1935-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-04

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Locy Type 2s(C)

1934-05-03

Note:

 

Locy Type 2s(C)

1934-09-09

California Admission Day, cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley

 

Locy Type 2s(C)

1934-11-09

Cachet by Foreman

 

Locy Type 2bs(C) ("AT SEA" in killers)

1933-01-12

Note

 

Locy Type 2bs(C) ("AT SEA" in killers)

1933-03-21

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "SAN / FRANCISCO"

1935-07-06

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "BREMERTON / WASH"

1936-08-10

15th Anniversary
Donald A. Yontz
M.T. Woolsey Chapter No. 40, USCS

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "LONG BEACH / CALIF"

1936-10-12

Columbus Day
Samuel Stein

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "SAN / FRANCISCO"

1936-11-12

Opening Day of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Cachet by Golden Bear Crew No. 14, ANCS
Also postmarked from USS San Francisco CA-38, USS Bridge AF-1 and USS Arctic AF-7 (on back).

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT)

1935-02-12

Cachet by Lt. A. D. Hunter, USN

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1939-07-04

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-07-27

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Locy Type 3 (A-BTB)

1945-11-15

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Locy Type 3s "CULEBRA / P. R."

1924-02-06

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Locy Type 3z

1942-02-16

Cancel used while ship still sunk at Pearl Harbor (Raised 1942-03-25)...Possibly a shore station cancel or ship's post office active on shore

 

Locy Type 6

1932-11-06

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Locy Type 6

1929-11-29

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Locy Type 6 (AT SEA)

1931-01-08

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Locy Type 6gi(2)

1934-11-29

Thanksgiving Day, Cachet by Lt. A. D. Hunter, USN.

 

Locy Type 6gi(2)

1934-11-29

Thanksgiving Day, Cachet by Lt. A. D. Hunter, USN. From the Bruce D. Liddell collection.

 

Locy Type 6gi(2)

1934-12-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 7 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7

1923-12-08

Note:

 

Locy Type 7 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7

1925-03-15

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 7 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7

1925-05-03

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Locy Type 7 "AT SEA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7

1925-05-26

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Locy Type 7 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7a

1941-10-18

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Locy Type 7 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7a

1936-07-04

Notes:

 

Locy Type 7rz

1943-12-03

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 7t

1926-12-09

Official Business

 

Locy Type 7t (AT SEA)

1927-01-18

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 7t

1928-03-18

Sailor Mail

 

Locy Type 7t

1929-07-05

Official Business

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-03-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7c

1946-03-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7d

1932-06-21

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v(C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7e

1938-03-31

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9pv USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7n

1924-03-25 to 1924-04-05

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9w

1929-11-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 9x USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7g

1929-11-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 9vz

1943-06-08 to 1943-06-14

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7m

1935-07-04

Note: Provisional postmark is a 5hk for Battle Force United States Fleet with "U.S.S. / CALIFORNIA" in the killer bars. This postmark was used aboard USS California.

 

Locy Type PPB USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7i

1934-06-18

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Locy Type PPO USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7j

1924-03-25 to 1924-04-05

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Locy Type PPO USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7j All wording removed

1934-06-18

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Locy Type PPR USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-7p

c1930's

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Locy Type SLPs (45 x 3)

1933-10-27

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Other Information

CALIFORNIA earned 7 Battle Stars (WWII)

CALIFORNIA was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of California

 

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