SAN DIEGO CL 53

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.

Atlanta Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid March 27 1940 - Launched July 26 1941


1. USS SAN DIEGO CL-53
   Commissioned January 10 1942 - Decommissioned November 4 1946
   Redesignated Anti-aircraft Light Cruiser (CLAA) March 18 1949, While in reserve
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
   Sold February 3 1960 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-45)

 

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.

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

 

USPO Duplex Quincy MA

1940-03-27

No Image

Keel Laying. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

USPO Duplex Quincy MA

1941-07-25

Launching. Cachet by Loring W. Stannard

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Locy Type FDC 3

1942-01-10

Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDC 3

1942-01-10

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-23

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "TOKYO / BAY"

1945-09-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use
TOKYO BAY

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1945-03-12

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9v

1946-02-13

Favor strike on stamp block

 

Locy Type 9efw

1945-10-27

Notes:

 

Other Information

SAN DIEGO earned 15 Battle Stars (WWII)

SAN DIEGO CL-53 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of San Diego, California.

 

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