MICHIGAN BB 27

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.

South Carolina Class Battleship Keel Laid 17 December 1906 - Launched 26 May 1908 USS MICHIGAN Battleship No. 27 Commissioned 4 January 1910 - Decommissioned 6 January 1916 Recommissioned 5 April 1916 USS MICHIGAN BB-27 Designated (BB) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 11 February 1922 Struck from Naval Register 10 November 1923 Scrapped 1924

Naval Covers

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1. USS Michigan BB-27 Covers Page 1    (1910-1919)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning 4 January 1910 to 6 January 1916

 

Locy Type 1u

1910-07-06

Picture postcard "Greetings from New York"

 

Locy Type 1u (repaired)

1911-05-04

Picture postcard from Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY

 

Locy Type 3 (A) (killer text unreadable)

1912-12-21

Christmas postcard

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1913-09-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "VERA CRUZ / MEXICO"

1914-03-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 9pv

1913-03-06

Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning 5 April 1916 to 11 February 1922

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-06-21

Censored, WWI use

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1919-03-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1918-12-27

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Michigan

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name MICHIGAN - USS Michigan (Iron-hulled Warship 1843), USS Michigan BB-27 and USS Michigan SSGN-727.

 

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