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 December 17 1906 - Launched May 26 1908


1. USS MICHIGAN Battleship No. 27
   Commissioned January 4 1910 - Decommissioned January 6 1916
   Recommissioned April 5 1916
   
   
2. USS MICHIGAN BB-27
   Designated (BB) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned February 11 1922
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 10 1923
   Scrapped 1924

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1910-19)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning January 4 1910 to January 6 1916

 

Locy Type 1u

1910-07-06

Picture postcard "Greetings from New York"

 

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 1u (repaired)

1911-05-04

Picture postcard from Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY

 

Locy Type 3 (A) 1913 (killer text unreadable)

1912-12-21

Christmas postcard

 

Locy Type 3 (A) 1913

1913-09-09

Note:

 

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

1914-03-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 9pv

1913-03-06 to 1913-03-18

Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning April 5 1916 to February 11 1922

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-06-21

Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type 3 (A) 1915-16

1919-03-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1918-12-27

Note:

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Unused

No Image

Ship Postcard
"U. S. Battleship "Michigan" "

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Michigan

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

 

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