PITTSBURGH CA 4

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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.

    Pennsylvania Class Armored Cruiser
    Keel Laid August 7 1901 - Launched August 22 1903

  1. USS PENNSYLVANIA Armored Cruiser No. 4
  2. Commissioned March 9 1905 - Decommissioned July 1 1911

  3. USS PITTSBURGH ACR-4
  4. Renamed August 27 1912
    Recommissioned May 20 1913

  5. USS PITTSBURGH CA-4
  6. 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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  1. PENNSYLVANIA Covers Page 1    (1909-11)
  2. PITTSBURGH Covers Page 1    (1914-29)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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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 Postmark
Catalog Illus. 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
3 (A)

1917-05-29

As PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4
Censored wartime (WWI) use


 

Locy Type
6

1929-08-08

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 Postmark
Catalog Illus. P-31

1929-06-16

As CA-4
Sailor's mail.


 

Locy Type
3

"ANTWERP /
BELGIUM"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. 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.

 


 

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