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USPO Slogan Machine Cancel<br/>"CHRISTENING OF THE USS SOUTH CAROLINA"
USPO Slogan Machine Cancel<br/>"CHRISTENING OF THE USS SOUTH CAROLINA"
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1974-10-15
1974-10-15
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1975-01-25
1975-01-25
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ | Frederick L. Karcher]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_1_Old_Ironsides_ | Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS]]
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]]  
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1974-10-25
1974-10-25
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ | Frederick L. Karcher]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_1_Old_Ironsides_ | Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS]]
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ | Frederick L. Karcher]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_1_Old_Ironsides_ | Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS]]<br/>
Most (if not all) Karcher covers are fakes made with stolen cancels and cachets made by USCS No. 1
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n) (DLGN,USS)
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1975-03-31
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1975-05-16
1975-05-16
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1988-06-06
1988-06-06
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Locy Type<br/>2-1t(nu) (CGN,USS)
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1975-08-26
1980-12-22
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[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_1_Old_Ironsides_ | Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS]]
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_1_Old_Ironsides_ | Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS]]
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1999-07-30
1999-07-30
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1998-09-04
1998-09-04
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1998-09-04
1998-09-04
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Undated
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R/S Ship marking on a USS South Carolina picture postcard  
R/S Ship marking on a USS South Carolina picture postcard  

Latest revision as of 00:10, 25 February 2016

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.

    California Class Guided Missile Frigate
    Keel Laid December 1 1970 - Launched July 1 1972

  1. USS SOUTH CAROLINA DLGN-37
    Commissioned January 25 1975

  2. USS SOUTH CAROLINA CGN-37
    Redesignated Guided Missile Cruiser (CGN) July 1 1975
    Decommissioned July 30 1999

    Struck from Naval Register July 30 1999
    Hulk currently at Norfolk Naval Shipyard


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. South Carolina Covers Page 1    (1974-99)

 

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
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Close-Up Image
Thumbnail Link To
Full Cover Image


 

USPO Machine

Newport News, VA

1970-12-01

Keel Laying


 

USPO Machine

Newport News, VA

1972-07-01

Launcing


 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel
"CHRISTENING OF THE USS SOUTH CAROLINA"

1972-07-01

Notes: Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.


 

Locy Type
2-1(n) (DLGN,USS)

1974-10-15

Sea Trials


 

Locy Type
9-1e(n) (DLGN,USS)

1974-10-15

Sea Trials
Rich Hoffner
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS



 

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n)

1975-01-25

Commissioning


 

Locy Type
FDC 9-1e(n)

1974-10-25

Commissioning
Frederick L. Karcher
Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS
Most (if not all) Karcher covers are fakes made with stolen cancels and cachets made by USCS No. 1


 

Locy Type
2-1(n) (DLGN,USS)

1975-03-31

Note:


 

Locy Type
2-1(n) (DLGN,USS)

1975-05-16

Port Visit at Port Everglades
Official Ship Cachet


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1988-06-06

The USS South Carolina welcomes the Simon Bolivar to Norfolk VA


 

Locy Type
2-1t(nu) (CGN,USS)

1980-12-22

Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS


 

Locy Type F

"LAST / NUCLEAR / CRUISER"

1999-07-30

Decommissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type F

"LAST / NUCLEAR / CRUISER"

1999-07-30

Decommissioning
Ships Decal used as a cachet


 

Locy Type F

"LAST / NUCLEAR / CRUISER"

1999-07-30

Decommissioning
Artcraft cachet



 

USPS Pictorial

"Deactivation Ceremony Station"

Norfolk, VA

1998-09-04

Deactivation Ceremony
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS Pictorial

"Deactivation Ceremony Station"

Norfolk, VA

1998-09-04

Deactivation Ceremony
USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS


 

Unused

Undated

R/S Ship marking on a USS South Carolina picture postcard


 

USS South Carolina photo, crest, Commissioning Booklet and Deactivation Booklet

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of South Carolina


 


 

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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