PITTSBURGH CA 4: 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 PENNSYLVANIA Armored Cruiser No. 4 (ACR-4)
Commissioned March 9 1905 - Decommissioned July 1 1911
USS PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4 (ACR-4)
Renamed August 27 1912
Recommissioned May 20 1913
USS PITTSBURGH CA-4
Designated Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 17 1920
Decommissioned October 15 1921
Recommissioned October 2 1922 - Decommissioned July 10 1931

Struck from Naval Register October 26 1931
Sold December 21 1931 for scrap

Naval Covers

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PENNSYLVANIA Covers Page 1 (1909-11)
PITTSBURGH Covers Page 1 (1914-29)

Postmarks

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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.

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

1st Commissioning March 9 1905 to July 1 1911

Locy Type
1s (C)

1910-05-16

As PENNSYLVANIA Armored Cruiser No. 4
Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Sailor's Life - Music on Board"

Locy Type
1s (C)

1910-05-16

Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Sailor's Life - Music on Board"

Locy Type
2

1911-09-21

As PENNSYLVANIA Armored Cruiser No. 4

Locy Type
2

1911-09-21

As PENNSYLVANIA Armored Cruiser No. 4

2nd Commissioning May 20 1913 to October 15 1921

Locy Type
1u

USCS Catalog
Illustration
P-31b

1918-02-25

As PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4

Locy Type
3 (BC)

1914-01-03

As PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4

Locy Type
7

1921-02-15

As PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4

USPO
Machine Cancel

San Francisco CA

1918-07-02

No Image

As PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4
Incoming Officer's mail

3rd Commissioning October 2 1922 to July 10 1931

Locy Type 3

"MANILA /
P.I."

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus P-31

1928-12-27

As CA-4
This is a Japanese card commemorating the Grand Naval Review celebrating the emperor's accession to the throne. There were two such events, one in 1915 (Taisho or Yoshihito), and one in 1928 (Showa or Hirohito). Since this card was dated December 1928 and the ships and planes are clearly late 1920s vintage, this has to be the latter, or Showa Ascendancy.

Locy Type
3

"MANILA /
P.I."

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus P-31

1928-12-27

As CA-4
This is a Japanese card commemorating the Grand Naval Review celebrating the emperor's accession to the throne. There were two such events, one in 1915 (Taisho or Yoshihito), and one in 1928 (Showa or Hirohito). Since this card was dated December 1928 and the ships and planes are clearly late 1920s vintage, this has to be the latter, or Showa Ascendancy.

Locy Type
3

"SHANGHAI /
CHINA"

USCS Catalog
Illustration
P-31

1929-06-16

As CA-4
Sailor's mail.

Locy Type
3

"ANTWERP /
BELGIUM"

USCS Catalg
Illustration
P-31a

1924-08-05

As CA-4
Sailor's mail.

Locy Type
3s (A)

"BEIRUT /
SYRIA"

1924-02-25

As CA-4

Locy Type
3s

"SHANGHAI /
CHINA"

1929-12-12

As CA-4
Official Business.

Locy Type
3s

"SHANGHAI /
CHINA"

1930-05-23

As CA-4

Locy Type P

"U.S.S. /
PITTSBURGH"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. P-31e

1927-02-18

As CA-4
"U.S. ASIATIC FLEET" in dial and Official Business mail.

Locy Type
LDPS 5hks

"LAST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

1931-07-29

As CA-4
Last Day of Postal Service

Other Information

NAMESAKE -

PENNSYLVANIA
Named for the State of Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH
Named for the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Used for Flight Deck testing from late 1910 to early 1911.
Used in Weapons Testing after decommissioning.

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.

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-<li>[[Pennsylvania_ACR_4_Covers_Page_1 | USS Pennsylvania ACR-4 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1909-11)</li>
+<li>[[Pennsylvania_ACR_4_Covers_Page_1 | PENNSYLVANIA Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1909-11)</li>
-<li>[[USS Pittsburgh CA-4| USS Pittsburgh Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1914-29)</li>
+<li>[[USS Pittsburgh CA-4| PITTSBURGH Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1914-29)</li>
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 As CA-4<br/>Sailor's mail.
+<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+Locy Type<br/>3s (A)<br/><br/>"BEIRUT /<br/>SYRIA"
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 '''NAMESAKE''' - <br/><br/>
 '''PENNSYLVANIA'''<br/>
-Named for The State of Pennsylvania<br/><br/>
+Named for the State of Pennsylvania<br/><br/>
 '''PITTSBURGH'''<br/>
-Named for The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br/><br/>
+Named for the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br/><br/>
 Used for Flight Deck testing from late 1910 to early 1911.<br/>
 Used in Weapons Testing after decommissioning.

PITTSBURGH CA 4: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:23, 16 December 2015

Contents

Ship Name and Designation History

Naval Covers

Postmarks

1st Commissioning March 9 1905 to July 1 1911

2nd Commissioning May 20 1913 to October 15 1921

3rd Commissioning October 2 1922 to July 10 1931

Other Information

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