ATLANTA CL 104
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.
- Cleveland Class Light Cruiser
- USS ATLANTA CL-104
Commissioned 3 December 1944 - Decommissioned 1 July 1949
Struck from Navy Register 1 October 1962
- ATLANTA IX-304
Reinstated and Placed In Service 15 May 1964 as Unclassified Miscellaneous (IX)
Operated as Weapons Effects Test Ship
Placed Out of Service 1965
Struck from Naval Register 1 April 1970
Sunk 1 October 1970 in explosives test off San Clemente Island, CA
Keel Laid 25 January 1943 - Launched 6 February 1944
Naval Covers
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- USS Atlanta CL-104 Covers Page 1 (1944-1948)
- Atlanta IX-304 Covers Page 1 (1965)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1944-12-04 |
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Commissioning was a day earlier than this postmark. Cancel and cachet created by Mike Sanders.
Post Office Established 10 December 1944 - Disestablished 12 March 1949
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1945-10-27 |
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"Victory Cancel"
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1948-07-12 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1948-04-05 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-03-14 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type 2# |
Undated |
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Courtesy strikes. From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type |
1945-12-10 |
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Cachet by Harry Klotzbach
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Locy Type F |
Undated |
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Courtesy strikes. From the Bob Govern collection.
Placed in Service 15 May 1964 to 1965
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Locy Type |
1964-11-17 |
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IX-304
Other Information
USS Atlanta CL-104 earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the World War II Victory Medal and the World War II Occupation Medal w/ Asia Clasp during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of USS ATLANTA CL-51 lost at the Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942.
The ships sponsor was author Margaret Mitchell (author of Gone with the Wind, who also sponsored the previous USS Atlanta).
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