BALTIMORE CA 68

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.

Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser Keel Laid May 26 1941 - Launched July 28 1942 USS BALTIMORE CA-68 Commissioned April 15 1943 - Decommissioned July 8 1946 Recommissioned November 28 1951 - Decommissioned May 31 1956 Struck from Naval Register February 15 1971 Sold 1972 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942-54)

 

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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established April 10 1943 - Disestablished June 28 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-27

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Locy Type 2z*

1945-04-30

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n) Jun 28, 1946

1946-06-28

Last Day Postal Service

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Post Office Reestablished December 5 1951 - Disestablished March 16 1956

 

Locy Type FDPS 2 Dec 5, 1951

1951-12-05

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1954-06-11

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-06-11

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Other Information

BALTIMORE earned 9 Battle Stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Baltimore, Maryland

 

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