NEW JERSEY BB 62

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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.

    Iowa Class Battleship
    Keel Laid September 16 1940 - Launched December 7 1942

  1. USS NEW JERSEY BB-62
    Commissioned May 23 1943 - Decommissioned May 30 1948
    Recommissioned November 21 1950 - Decommissioned August 21 1957
    Recommissioned April 6 1968 - Decommissioned December 17 1969
    Recommissioned December 28 1982 - Decommissioned February 9 1991

    Struck from Naval Register January 12 1995
    Reinstated on Naval Register in reserve February 12 1998
    Stricken for preservation in New Jersey January 4 1999

    Dedicated as a Museum Ship October 15 2001

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 New Jersey BB-62 Pictorial & Museum Ship Postmarks     (1991-2009)
  2. USS New Jersey BB-62 Covers Page 1    (1943-1974)
  3. USS New Jersey BB-62 Covers Page 2    (1975-2009)

 

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
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link To
Close-Up Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Full Cover Image

1st Commissioning May 23 1943 to June 30 1948

Post Office Established May 23, 1943 - Post Office Disestablished May 28, 1948


 

Locy Type
FDC 2z*
(unlisted)

1943-05-23

First Day of Commissioning, Censored. "DUSNIP" on back


 

Locy Type
FDC 9efu
(unlisted)

1943-05-23

First Day of Commissioning, Censored. "DUSNIP" on back


 

Locy Type
FDC SL
(unlisted)

1943-05-23

First Day of Commissioning, Censored. "DUSNIP" on back


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-08-06

Cachet by Arthur A. Christensen


 

Locy Type
2tnu

1947-11-18

Note:


 

Locy Type
2z

1945-05-11

Censored wartime (WWII) use


 

Locy Type
2z*

1943-10-26

Note:


 

Locy Type
9efu

1943-10-12
to
1943-10-13

Mark from back of cover


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. N-8e

1946-10-27

Possible fake marking as USS PROVIDENCE CL-82 mark is fake


 

Locy Type
Pz

"TOKYO /
BAY /
JAPAN"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. N-8c

1945-12-02

Tokyo Bay Strike


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2tnu

1948-05-28

Last Day Postal Service, cachet by Cachet Correspondence Club (CCC)


2nd Commissioning November 21 1950 to August 21 1957

Post Office Reestablished November 30 1950 - Post Office Disestablished July 10 1957


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. N-8a

1950-12-06

First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type 2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. N-8a

1951-03-29

Note:


 

Locy Type 2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. N-8a

1951-10-12

Columbus Day


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. N-8b

1954-10-27

Note:


 

Locy Type
7

1952-05-10

Cachet states "First Day of Use Machine Cancel"


 

Locy Type
9efu

1953-06-07

Photo cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle


3rd Commissioning April 6 1968 to December 17 1969

Post Office Reestablished April 6 1968 - Post Office Disestablished October 15 1969


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2(n+)

1968-04-06

Cacheted, First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1968-05-06

Add-on cachet by Louis C. Bakula


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1968-09-10

Port visit to Hawaii, enroute to Vietnam. Cachet by Harold H. Y. Chang


 

Locy Type
7t(n+)y (96601)

1969-10-15

Note:


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2(n+)

1969-10-15

Last Day of Postal Service, official ship's cachet.


 

Locy Type
LDPS 7t(n+)y

1969-10-15

Last Day of Postal Service, official ship's cachet.


4th Commissioning December 28 1982 to February 8 1991

Post Office Reestablished November 12 1981 - Post Office Disestablished January 25 1991


 

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n) (USS,USN)

1982-12-28

First Day of 4th Commissioning, cachet by Stanley V. Kibbett.


 

Locy Type
2-1(n) (USS,USN)

1983-07-04

Independence Day, ship's cachet.


 

Locy Type
2-1(n) (USS,USN)


USS Iowa BB-61
USS Missouri BB-63
USS New Jersey BB-62

1984-06-13

Unique 3 Battleship cover, created by Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1n (USS,USN)

1987-09-11

Note:


 

Locy Type
2-1n (D1,USS,USN)

1991-01-25

Note:


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (USS)

1989-08-03

Note:


 

Locy Type
Meter OFR1
(#520055) ZIP 96688

1990-07-31
to
1990-07-31

Notes:


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1n

1991-02-28

Last Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
LDC 9-1(nu)

1991-02-28

Unlisted as Last Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
LDC 9-1(n+u)

1991-02-08

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

NEW JERSEY earned the Navy Unit Commendation for Vietnam service, nine battle stars for World War II, four for the Korean conflict, and two for Vietnam service

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of New Jersey

 


 

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