AUGUSTA CA 31

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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

  1. USS AUGUSTA CL-31
    Commissioned 30 January 1931

  2. 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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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

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
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Postmark Image
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Cover Image

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-BBT)

"CAVITE /
P.I."

1939-12-01

Collectors request.


 

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

1939-12-01

Collectors request.


 

Locy Type 9v

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-55d

1945-04-10

Marking from back of cover


 

Locy Type 9efw

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-55e

1939-12-01

Collectors request.


 

Locy Type 9x

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-55g

1939-12-01

Collectors request.


 

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



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.



USPS Pictorial Postmark


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Fleet Week Sta."

New York NY

1994-06-06

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



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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