ARKANSAS BB 33

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.

Wyoming Class Battleship Keel Laid 25 January 1910 - Launched 14 January 1911 USS ARKANSAS Battleship No. 33 Commissioned 17 September 1912 USS ARKANSAS BB-33 Designated (BB) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 29 July 1946 Struck from Naval Register 15 August 1946 Sunk 25 July 1946 during Atomic Bomb Test "Baker" Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands

Naval Covers

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1. USS Arkansas BB-33 Covers Page 1    (1914-1934)
2. USS Arkansas BB-33 Covers Page 2    (1935-1946)

 

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 17 September 1912 - Disestablished 5 June 1946

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-05-07

Censored, WWI use

 

Locy Type 2

1914-12-20

Real-photo postcard of battleship USS Florida BB-30 postmarked 1914 onboard battleship USS Arkansas BB-33. Scott #405b or similar Washington booklet single. From Arkansas sailor Henry E. Thrasher to Fern Kschinska in Dushore PA. Divided-back black and white photo postcard, maker Waterman, battleship titled "U.S.S. FLORIDA".

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

"Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-07-01

Atomic Test

 

Locy Type 3 (A) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48b

1915-03-22

Real-photo postcard of Guantanamo, Cuba, postmarked 1915 onboard battleship USS Arkansas BB-33. Scott #405b or similar Washington booklet single. From Arkansas sailor Henry E. Thrasher to Fern Kschinska in Dushore PA. Divided-back black and white photo postcard, no maker, no title, Fleet Canteen building and flat fields ringed by hills.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48c

1917-04-08

Censored, WWI use

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "U.S. / NAVAL FORCES / EUROPE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48d

1919-00-07

From the Darrell Kinzler collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PHILA / PA"

1938-05-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "CHERBOURG / FRANCE"

1936-07-20

Handpainted cachet

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TTT) "OSLO / NORWAY"

1935-07-06

Port Visit, Midshipmen's Summer Cruise

 

Locy Type 3b

1915-05-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 3b (BC-XTX) "PASSAGE TO / HAMPTON RD"

1935-08-14

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3bs (B-BXT) "NEW YORK / N Y"

1935-09-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 3s "ADDRESS / TO BOX"

1923-03-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 3s (B-BBT) "NAPLES / ITALY"

1934-07-14

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1942-06-21

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1941-09-10

Note:

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "YORKTOWN / VIRGINIA"

1931-10-19

Presidential Visit, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 6

1929-07-27

Port Visit to Weymouth England, cachet by Groves

 

Locy Type 7dr

1936-02-29

USCS Cachet. Leap Year postmark

 

Locy Type 7qt(1)

1946-03-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 7qtz(2)

1945-03-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 8

1931-02-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v (C) (REGISTRED)

1914-05-09

Mark from a "Facing Slip". Scan courtesy of Stewart Milstein.

 

Locy Type 9v 1917

1925-01-09

Mark from back of cover. Note:May be Type A-48h (1927) posted earlier than USCS Postmark Catalog listing.

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48h

1927-08-11

Cut Piece

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48i

1946-03-20

Mark clipped from registered receipt and attached to cover

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48k

1941-11-13

Mark from back of USS NEW YORK BB-34 cover

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48m

1942-01-21

Note:

 

Locy Type F "MARINE CORPS / CRUISE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-48p

1936-02-11

USMC Cruise
Roland E. Hopkins

 

Locy Type F "BOSTON NAVY YD / 3 ALM. P.O. FIRE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-09-24

3 Alarm fire at the Boston Navy yard, postmark created by John E. Gill

 

Locy Type P (9v, name removed)

1944-11-30

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

USS ARKANSAS earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle Stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Arkansas.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name ARKANSAS - USS Arkansas (Screw Steamer 1863), USS Arkansas BM-7, USS Arkansas BB-33 and USS Arkansas CGN-41

The ships sponsor was Miss Nancy Louise Macon

 

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