NEW JERSEY BB 62

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 16 September 1940 - Launched 7 December 1942 USS NEW JERSEY BB-62 Commissioned 23 May 1943 - Decommissioned 30 May 1948 Recommissioned 21 November 1950 - Decommissioned 21 August 1957 Recommissioned 6 April 1968 - Decommissioned 17 December 1969 Recommissioned 28 December 1982 - Decommissioned 9 February 1991 Struck from Naval Register 12 January 1995 Reinstated on Naval Register in reserve 12 February 1998 Stricken for preservation in New Jersey 4 January 1999 Dedicated as a Museum Ship in Camden, New Jersey 15 October 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)
4. USS New Jersey BB-62 Covers Page 3 (The 11-Month Deployment)    (1983-1984)

 

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 Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established 23 May 1943 - Disestablished 28 May 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, WWII use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-10-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1943-10-12

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)

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Post Office Reestablished 30 November 1950 - Disestablished 10 July 1957

 

Locy Type FDPS 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-8a

1950-12-06

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1950-12-06

First Day Postal Service

 

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

 

Locy Type LDPS 2

1957-07-10

Last Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the Bob Govern collection.

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Post Office Reestablished 6 April 1968 - Disestablished 15 October 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+)(USS)

1969-10-15

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

 

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

1969-10-15

Last Day of Postal Service, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.

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Post Office Established 12 November 1981 - Disestablished 25 January 1991

 

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

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) (1986)

1987-09-11

Note:

 

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

1989-08-03

Note:

 

Locy Type Meter OFR1 (#520055) ZIP 96688

1990-07-31

Note:

 

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

1991-01-25

Last Day of Postal Service

 

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

1991-02-08

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1nu (USN,USS)

1991-02-08

Unlisted as Last Day in Commission

 

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

1991-02-08

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

USS NEW JERSEY earned the Combat Action Ribbon w/ 1 star, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star, the Navy "E" Ribbon w/ 2 Battle E's, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ nine Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 stars, the Korean Service Medal w/ four Battle stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ two Campaign stars, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 3 stars, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 2 stars, the United Nations Korea Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of New Jersey.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Carolyn Edison, wife of the Governor of New Jersey, Charles Edison.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name NEW JERSEY - USS New Jersey BB-16, USS New Jersey BB-62 and USS New Jersey SSN-796

 

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