AUGUSTA CA 31

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.

Northampton Class Light Cruiser Keel Laid 2 July 1928 - Launched 1 February 1930 USS AUGUSTA CL-31 Commissioned 30 January 1931 USS AUGUSTA CA-31 Redesignated Heavy Cruiser (CA) 1 July 1931 Decommissioned 16 July 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959 Sold 9 November 1959 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Augusta CA-31 Covers Page 1    (1932-1946)

 

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 15 January 1931 - Disestablished 3 June 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-10-27

Navy Day. Named cancels resume.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-06-30

Censored sailor's mail. On this day, USS AUGUSTA was anchored at Berth L-11 Omaha Beach, Normandy France.

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-12-14

Censored wartime use

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "CAVITE / P.I."

1937-01-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "MANILA / P.I."

1938-02-26

Cachetmaker and sponsor - Harry E. Klotzbach and Desmond D. Jagyi

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "SAN FRAN- / CISCO CALIF"

1940-12-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 3s (B-BTT) "YOKOHAMA / JAPAN"

1934-06-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1943-02-05

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 5hks "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1932-12-02

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "BREMERTON / WASH"

1933-09-18

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5ahks "GUAM / M. I."

1934-10-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 5ahks (C) "INDIAN / OCEAN"

1934-11-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 6ep(1)

1941-10-31

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v (C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55b

1936-08-23

Note: The annotations of the postmarks on the back of this cover are only on the scan, not on the actual cover.

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55c

1941-05-24

Registered use
Marking from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55d

1945-04-10

Marking from back of cover

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55i

1941-08-09

FDR-Churchill meeting on the Atlantic, cachet by F. Flynn.
"The authenticity of A-55i is in question." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition, David Kent; Editor.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55i

1941-08-09

FDR-Churchill meeting on the Atlantic, cachet by F. Flynn. Different color ink.

 

Locy Type P "USS AUGUSTA / JAVA SEA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-55

1934-12-03

Note:

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1942-02-01

Cachet by the Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop)

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1946-06-01

Last Day of Postal Service. Cacheted

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FAKE Postmark

 

Locy Type FAKE "WAVES / 4TH BIRTHDAY"

1946-07-30

"The 2(n) without bars and the slogan "WAVES/4TH BIRTHDAY" dated July 30, 1946 is a FAKE marking made with a stolen postmark."
USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition, David Kent; Editor.

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Fleet Week Sta." New York NY

1994-06-06

50th Anniversary of D-Day, Normandy. "Operation Overlord" Flagship

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Historical Cover and Stationary from Seaman First Class Paul J. Norment

 

Locy Type 3z*

1944-06-06

D-Day, Normandy. Flagship, Task Force One Two Two (TF 122). S1/c Norment stated that there was only 200 of these covers made and this cover also bears the stamped signature
of Rear Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk, USN, Commander TF 122. Cover shared by David Norment, son of S1/c Paul J. Norment, USN. (May He Rest In Peace)

 

Other Information

USS AUGUSTA earned the China Service Medal w/ 3 bronze stars, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Augusta, Georgia.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name AUGUSTA (for Augusta Georgia) - USS Augusta (1799 14-gun Brig), USS Augusta (1861-68 Side-wheel Steamer), USS Augusta SP-946 and USS Augusta CA-31.

The ships sponsor was Miss Evelyn McDaniel of Augusta, Georgia.

 

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