CALIFORNIA CGN 36

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.

California Class Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid 23 January 1970 - Launched 22 September 1971 USS CALIFORNIA DLGN-36 Commissioned 16 February 1974 USS CALIFORNIA CGN-36 Redesignated (CGN) 1 July 1975 Decommissioned 9 July 1999 Scrapped 12 May 2000

Naval Covers

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1. USS California CGN-36 Covers Page 1     (1979-81)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

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.
 
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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 December 12 1973 - Disestablished August 28 1998

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n) Feb 16, 1974

1974-02-16

Commissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1975-06-30

Last Day as DLGN-36
Rich Hoffner, 98 Covers Serviced
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (CGN,USS)

1975-07-01

First Day as CGN-36
Rich Hoffner, 123 Covers Serviced
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) 1988

1988-02-22

Presidents Day
Herb Gordon

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) 1989

1989-05-29

Port Visit
Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) 1994

1993-01-25

The USS California leaves Puget Sound Naval Shipyard today
Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 2t(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96662-1163)

1997-02-05

Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1992-12-25

Merry Christmas
Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS,closing paren. missing)

1994-02-16

20th Anniversary
Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+) Aug 28, 1998

1998-08-28

Deactivation Ceremony
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDPS 9-1(n+u)

1998-08-28

Deactivation Ceremony
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC F

1999-07-09

Decommissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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USPS Pictorial

 

USPS Pictorial "West Coast Stamp & Cover Fest Station" Irving, CA

1996-07-27

USCS 40th Convention, Cachet honors the USS California
USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS

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1. Memorabilia Page    (1974-99)

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of California

 

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