OKLAHOMA BB 37

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.

Nevada Class Battleship
Keel Laid 26 October 1912 - Launched 23 March 1914


1. USS OKLAHOMA Battleship No. 37
Commissioned 2 May 1916


2. USS OKLAHOMA BB 37
Designated (BB) 17 July 1920
SUNK by Aerial Torpedoes 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor Hawaii
429 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
Hulk raised 1943
Decommissioned 1 September 1944

Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1944
Hulk sank while under tow to breakers 17 May 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Oklahoma BB-37 Covers Page 1    (1917-1936)
2. USS Oklahoma BB-37 Covers Page 2    (1937-1944)

 

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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Post office established 1916 - Disestablished 1942

 

Locy Type 1u

1921-01-03

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Locy Type 1z

1918-02-14

Passed by Censor, WWI
 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1917-09-08

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Locy Type 3 (BC-BBB) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7b

1934-12-04

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Locy Type 3 (BC-BBB) "PEARL / HARBOR T. H." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7c

1935-05-28

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Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7d

1937-02-22

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Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "PALMA / SPAIN"

1936-08-20

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Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7e

1937-01-12

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "BREMERTON / WASH," USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7f

1939-07-04

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7g

1941-07-23

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Locy Type 3s

1927-07-05

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Locy Type 3s (A) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1930-11-04

Official Business

 

Locy Type 3s (AC) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1922-05-20

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Locy Type 5s (C)

1929-09-05

Note: Cachet is an add-on.

 

Locy Type 6 (Time Inverted)

1928-05-26

Incoming First Day Cover (Sc. 645) to Dr. Francis Locy. From the Bruce D. Liddell collection.

 

Locy Type 7

1939-02-19

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Locy Type 9 with bars

1925-11-16

Note: The postmark year is unreadable. 1925 is a guess.
 

Locy Type 9

1937-06-22

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Locy Type 9v (C) (1927)

1927-09-19

On cut piece
 

Locy Type 9v (C) (1936)

1937-01-12

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Locy Type 9v (1941)

1941-12-06

1 of 2 cancels obtained by Herb Rommel about 1962 from the device (now at Smithsonian) retrieved from the ship during salvage operations. Rommel was an ensign on duty 7 December 1941 and was the one who called the crew to battle stations. Courtesy of the Lloyd Ferrell collection.

 

Locy Type 9w (C)

1937-06-21

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Locy Type 9efw

1937-06-28

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Locy Type 9x (C)

1937-06-28

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7a

1917-06-17

Passed By Censor, WWI use.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7h

1917-04-17

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Other Information

USS OKLAHOMA earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star, the World War I Victory Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

USS OKLAHOMA was at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 and suffered 429 casualties.

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Oklahoma.

The ships sponsor was Ms. Lorena J. Cruce, daughter of Oklahoma Governor Lee Cruce.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name OKLAHOMA - USS Oklahoma BB-37 and USS Oklahoma SSN-802.

 

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