MISSISSIPPI EAG 128: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS MISSISSIPPI Battleship No. 41
Commissioned December 18 1917
USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41
Designated (BB) July 17 1920
USS MISSISSIPPI AG-128
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) February 15 1946
USS MISSISSIPPI EAG-128
Reclassified Experimental Miscellaneous Auxiliary (EAG) 1955
Decommissioned September 17 1956

Struck from Naval Register July 30 1956
Sold November 28 1956 to the Bethlehem Steel Co. for scrap

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.

BB-41 Covers Page 1 (1919-46)
AG-128 Covers Page 1 (1946-53)

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 Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

Locy Type
2(n) (BB)

1946-05-14

As AG-128. Still using Type BB device

Locy Type
2(n) (AG)

1948-01-30

As AG-128

Locy Type
2(n) (EAG)

(1955-56)

1956-07-31

As EAG-128, rubber stamp cachet.

Locy Type
3 (AC)

1930-09-13

As BB-41. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT) 1935

"MANEUVERS /
BEGIN"

1935-04-29

As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell

Locy Type
3 (A-TBB)

"DRY DOCK /
N. YD. P. S."

1935-08-20

As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell

Locy Type
3 (A-TBB)

"150 ANNIV. /
U.S.M.C."

1935-11-10

As BB-41. Marine Detachment. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

Locy Type
3 (A-TBB)

"SAN PEDRO /
CALIFORNIA"

1936-10-12

As BB-41. Columbus Day, cachet by Byrd L. Powell and Raymond St. John

Locy Type
3 (A-TBB, AT SEA)

1936-07-12

As BB-41. "AT SEA" looks like it was typed in manually.

Locy Type
3 (A-TBB, AT SEA)

1936-01-27

As BB-41

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

"HONORING /
OLD MISSY"

1939-11-14

As BB-41. Surrender of Tampico, Mexico, Cachetmaker - Charles W. Inglee

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

1941-01-13

Keel Laying of USS Laffey DD-459, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

Locy Type
3ef

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. M-34b

1927-01-10

As BB-41

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"BREMERTON
/ WASH."

1938-07-24

As BB-41

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

"COLUMBUS /
DAY"

1938-07-24

As BB-41

Locy Type 6

1933-02-28

As BB-41

Locy Type 7

(1919-21)

1919-08-03

As BB-41

Locy Type 7

(1936-41)

1938-01-23

As BB-41

Locy Type
7dri

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. M-34c

1948-10-27

As BB-41

Locy Type
7rz

1941-08-26

As BB-41. Cachet by Leonard Rogers

Locy Type
7rz

1941-10-20

As BB-41. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge

Locy Type
7rz

1942-03-04

As BB-41. Censored. Cachet by Leonard Rogers

Locy Type 7r

1953-08-24

As AG-128

Locy Type 9v

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. M-34d

1935-08-20

As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell

Locy Type 9v

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. M-34e

1939-12-29

As BB-41

Locy Type
9efw 1935

1935-09-23

As BB-41. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

Locy Type
9efw

(1938-39)

1939-12-29

As BB-41

Locy Type
9x

1939-12-29

As BB-41

Locy Type
9px

1935-09-23

As BB-41

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. M-34f

1919-03-29

As BB-41

Locy Type
SLKts (45x3)

1938-07-24

As BB-41

Locy Type
FAKE

1946-01-30

Note: "Fake cancels exist from this ship in 1946. The T-3 dated Apr 10, 1946 with "ANCS/1935-1946" is definitely a fake. The T-3 with other 1946 dates may be fakes. The 2(n) with a slightly flattened bottom and side of the dial may also be a forgery." {USCS Postmark Catalog} Cover & Postmark created by Glenn W. Dye (Grey Cover Service)

Locy Type
FAKE

1946-04-10

Note: "Fake cancels exist from this ship in 1946. The T-3 dated Apr 10, 1946 with "ANCS/1935-1946" is definitely a fake. The T-3 with other 1946 dates may be fakes. The 2(n) with a slightly flattened bottom and side of the dial may also be a forgery." {USCS Postmark Catalog} Cover & Postmark created by Glenn W. Dye (Grey Cover Service)

Time Dater
Used As
Postmark

1936-10-12

As BB-41. Columbus Day, cachet by Byrd L. Powell and Raymond St. John

Other Information

MISSISSIPPI received eight battle stars for World War II service

MISSISSIPPI BB-41 was at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Mississippi.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MISSISSIPPI - USS Mississippi (Screw Steamer 1841), USS Mississippi BB-23, USS Mississippi BB-41 and USS Mississippi SSN-782.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

@@ Line 70: / Line 70: @@
 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
 <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
@@ Line 88: / Line 88: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett mississippi bb41 19460514.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AG-128<br/>
+As AG-128. Still using Type BB device
-Still using Type BB device
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 105: / Line 104: @@
 </td></tr></table>
 As AG-128
+<!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  type 2(n)(EAG)  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
+Locy Type<br/>2(n) (EAG)<br/><br/>(1955-56)
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-07-31
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_EAG128_19560731_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_EAG128_19560731_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td></tr></table>
+As EAG-128, rubber stamp cachet.
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 111: / Line 125: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/> 3 (AC)<br/><br/>
+Locy Type<br/> 3 (AC)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -09-13
@@ Line 119: / Line 133: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19300913_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
+As BB-41. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 134: / Line 148: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19350429_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
+As BB-41. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 149: / Line 163: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19350820_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
+As BB-41. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 164: / Line 178: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19351110_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>Marine Detachment. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
+As BB-41. Marine Detachment. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 179: / Line 193: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_Page_2_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Byrd_L_Powell_ | Byrd L. Powell]] and [[Cachet_Maker_Raymond_St_John_ | Raymond St. John]]
+As BB-41. [[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_Page_2_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Byrd_L_Powell_ | Byrd L. Powell]] and [[Cachet_Maker_Raymond_St_John_ | Raymond St. John]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 194: / Line 208: @@
 [[Image:Bunter_Mississippi_EAG_128_19360712_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>
+As BB-41. "AT SEA" looks like it was typed in manually.
-"AT SEA" looks like it was typed in manually.
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 225: / Line 238: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19391114_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>
+As BB-41. Surrender of Tampico, Mexico, Cachetmaker - [[Cachet_Maker_Charles_W_Inglee_ | Charles W. Inglee]]
-Surrender of Tampico, Mexico, Cachetmaker - [[Cachet_Maker_Charles_W_Inglee_ | Charles W. Inglee]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 248: / Line 260: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3ef<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>M-34b
+Locy Type<br/>3ef<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-34b
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -01-10
@@ Line 278: / Line 290: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)<br/><br/>"COLUMBUS<br/> / DAY"
+Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)<br/><br/>"COLUMBUS /<br/>DAY"
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -07-24
@@ Line 293: / Line 305: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>6
+Locy Type 6
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -02-28
@@ Line 308: / Line 320: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>7 1919-21
+Locy Type 7<br/><br/>(1919-21)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -08-03
@@ Line 323: / Line 335: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>7 1936-41
+Locy Type 7<br/><br/>(1936-41)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -01-23
@@ Line 361: / Line 373: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19410826_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Leonard_Rogers_ | Leonard Rogers]]
+As BB-41. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Leonard_Rogers_ | Leonard Rogers]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 376: / Line 388: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett mississippi bb41 19411020.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]]
+As BB-41. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 391: / Line 403: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19420304_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>Censored. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Leonard_Rogers_ | Leonard Rogers]]
+As BB-41. Censored. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Leonard_Rogers_ | Leonard Rogers]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 398: / Line 410: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>7r
+Locy Type 7r
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -08-24
@@ Line 413: / Line 425: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9v<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-34d
+Locy Type 9v<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-34d
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -08-20
@@ Line 421: / Line 433: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19350820_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>
+As BB-41. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
-Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 429: / Line 440: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9v<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-34e
+Locy Type 9v<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-34e
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -12-29
@@ Line 452: / Line 463: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_19350923_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>
+As BB-41. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
-Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 460: / Line 470: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9efw 1938-39
+Locy Type<br/>9efw<br/><br/>(1938-39)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -12-29
@@ Line 575: / Line 585: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Mississippi_BB41_5_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As BB-41<br/>[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_Page_2_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Byrd_L_Powell_ | Byrd L. Powell]] and [[Cachet_Maker_Raymond_St_John_ | Raymond St. John]]
+As BB-41. [[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_Page_2_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Byrd_L_Powell_ | Byrd L. Powell]] and [[Cachet_Maker_Raymond_St_John_ | Raymond St. John]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
@@ Line 583: / Line 593: @@
 MISSISSIPPI BB-41 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of Mississippi.<br/><br/>
-Three ships of the US Navy have been named MISSISSIPPI - USS Mississippi (Screw Steamer 1841), USS Mississippi BB-23 and USS Mississippi BB-41.
+Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MISSISSIPPI - USS Mississippi (Screw Steamer 1841), USS Mississippi BB-23, USS Mississippi BB-41 and [[MISSISSIPPI_SSN_782_ | USS Mississippi SSN-782]].
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